Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has indicated that he is open to a “partial” deal that would facilitate the return of some captives still held in Gaza, even if not all. But, he reiterated that he would not agree to any deal that stipulated an end to Israel’s war on Gaza, despite previous claims by the United States that an Israeli proposal would be a pathway to ending the offensive.»
United Nations reports over one million Gazans expected to face death and starvation in July
Of the more than two million people living in Gaza, half of them are expected to face starvation and death by mid-July, a UN agency warns»
Putin assumes Russia’s presidency for another six years
Russian re-elected President Vladimir Putin started a new six-year mandate at the head of the country by taking an oath at a ceremony held in the St. Andrew's Hall of the Kremlin on Tuesday»
UN insists on safe migration routes after shipwreck in Atlantic
The United Nations insisted Thursday on the accessibility of safe and regular routes to save the lives of refugees and migrants following the recent shipwreck in the Atlantic Ocean.»
Cuba: U.S. veto of Palestinian membership in UN is unjustifiable
Cuban Deputy Foreign Minister Anayansi Rodriguez on Thursday considered unjustifiable the veto of the United States against the accession of Palestine as a full member of the United Nations (UN).»
Cuba calls for peace in the Middle East
Statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs»
Haiti establishes council to choose new leaders as gang violence rages
Haiti has formally established a transitional council to fill a leadership vacuum by choosing a new prime minister, and to restore order in the Caribbean country ravaged by gang violence. A decree published in the official gazette announced the formation of the Presidential Transitional Council on Friday, a month after Prime Minister Ariel Henry said he would step down amid a wave of attacks by armed gangs in the capital, Port-au-Prince.»
Ministers of Foreign Affairs of CELAC to debate Mexico-Ecuador crisis
The Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) will hold an extraordinary videoconference regarding the diplomatic crisis between Ecuador and Mexico, and which will have the participation of the ministers of Foreign Affairs»
UN alarmed by forced entry into the Mexican embassy in Quito
UN Secretary General António Guterres said he was alarmed after the Ecuadorian police broke into the compound of the Mexican embassy in Quito.»
United Nations and international aid agencies decry shocking toll six months into Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza
The United Nations and other international aid organizations on Sunday decried the devastating toll of six months of war in Gaza, warning that the Palestinian territory had become “beyond catastrophic.”»