Israel's decision to expand its military offensive to seize control of Gaza City has sparked widespread international alarm, with allies and rivals of the government warning of catastrophic humanitarian consequences. The plan, proposed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and approved overnight by Israel's Security Cabinet, marks a major escalation in the nearly two-year war. UN Secretary General António Guterres said he was "gravely alarmed" by the Israeli government’s move. "This decision marks a dangerous escalation and risks deepening the already catastrophic consequences for millions of P...

US President Donald Trump plans to host a "peace summit" between long-time adversaries Armenia and Azerbaijan at the White House on Friday. Trump announced the meeting on his Truth Social platform on Thursday, saying Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan would attend. Senior US government officials said the two leaders would sign a joint declaration on building a trade route through southern Armenia, to be named the "Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity" (TRIPP). The route would give Azerbaijan unimpeded access to its autonomous exclave of...

One of the contentious issues to be addressed in the new framework is Hamas’s disarmament. Egyptian and Qatari mediators are working on a new hostage deal proposal that would include the release of all hostages, both living and deceased, at once in return for an end to the war and the withdrawal of Israeli troops from the Gaza Strip, The Associated Press reported on Friday, citing two Arab officials. One of the sources is directly involved in mediation efforts, and the other was briefed on the discussions. The efforts for the new proposal have the backing of major Arab Gulf monarchies. The mon...

Las primeras estimaciones del Servicio de Extinción de Incendios Forestales de Andalucía (INFOCA) han indicado que la superficie afectada por el indencio forestal de Tarifa (Cádiz) declarado el pasado martes 6 de agosto, es de 283 hectáreas, de las que el 86% principalmente son matorral y zonas de pedreras y el resto es zona de pasto y de interfaz urbano-forestal. Este incendio forestal se declaró en la tarde del martes, activándose la fase de emergencia en situación operativa 1 debido al estado del mismo, que se inició en un camping y se propagó rápidamente hacia el monte a consecuencia del f...

La Unidad Militar de Emergencia (UME) ha informado de que unidades pertenecientes al Primer y Quinto Batallón de Intervención BIEM1y BIEM5 han salido desde su bases en Torrejón y León para sumarse a las misiones de extinción del incendio declarado este viernes en el término municipal de San Bartolomé de Pinares, en la provincia de Ávila. Según ha informado la cuenta oficial @INFOAdif, el incendio ha obligado a cortar la circulación en el tramo entre Herradón La Cañada y Zarzalejo, y se encuentra interrumpida la circulación entre Santa María de la Alameda y Las Navas del Marqués, del trayecto V...