Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas said Wednesday he would be against a new Israeli government led by Benjamin Netanyahu, after elections left him tied with his main challenger and raised the prospect of negotiations to build a unity government.

Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas 'against' possible new Netanyahu government

Taliban loyalists are cheering the prospect of a deal with the US that after 18 years of gruelling conflict will see "defeated" American "invaders" finally go home.

Afghanistan: Taliban supporters cheer US withdrawal plans

France called on Friday for an immediate end to fighting in the Syrian city of Idlib, and the French foreign ministry added that it condemned in particular air strikes on refugee camps.

France calls for immediate end to fighting in Syrian city of Idlib

US President Donald Trump on Friday was to meet US top advisers about negotiations with the Taliban and the potential for a political settlement that could prompt withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan, a senior administration official said.

US President Donald Trump to meet advisers on Afghanistan peace plan

Flights have resumed from the Libyan capital's sole functioning airport as calm returned Monday to the outskirts of Tripoli after a temporary truce was violated the previous day.

Libya airport reopens after truce-violating rocket fire

A Ukrainian court has ordered the seizure of a Russian tanker stopped last week over its alleged involvement in a Ukrainian-Russian naval clash last year, the country's chief military prosecutor said Tuesday.

Ukraine seizes Russian tanker over naval clash: Prosecutor

Pakistan army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Saturday said the country is at the cusp of achieving peace, which can be complemented through meaningful international partnership.

Pakistan at the cusp of achieving peace: General Bajwa

Pope Francis on Sunday appealed for peace in Sudan following a bloody crackdown by security forces on pro-democracy protesters in Khartoum last week. "The news coming from Sudan is giving rise to pain and concern.

Pope Francis appeals for peace, dialogue in Sudan

Zalmay Khalilzad, the United States` Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation, arrived in Islamabad on Sunday to facilitate a peace process that ends the 19 years of war in Afghanistan.

US Representative arrives in Pakistan to discuss Afghan peace process

The United States and Sri Lanka resolved to work together to foster peace, security and ensure a safe maritime domain in the Indian and Pacific oceans, the two countries said in a joint statement issued Friday.

US, Sri Lanka resolved to work together for peace, security in Indo-Pacific: Joint statement

Afghanistan unveiled 43 tenders for natural resource projects on Monday in a drive to attract investment in a country ravaged by decades of war. Afghanistan`s mineral assets, estimated to be worth as much as $1 trillion, are seen as key to the country`s economic viability.

Afghanistan pushes for investment as it waits for peace

Sitting in his male beauty shop, 25-year-old Zabihullah longs for peace in Afghanistan -- but not one that would see religious police beating people in the streets for their hairstyles or outfits.

Resist, forgive, submit? Afghan youth on hopes for peace

Talking peace is fashionable but can't talk peace endlessly: Sadhguru at WION Global Summit

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat claimed that "anti-national" forces are nefariously working for demolishing the peace and virtues in India.

Anti-national forces are working to destroy peace: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat

A 'peace calender' was released in Delhi on Sunday to send out a message of peace amid strain in bilateral ties between India and Pakistan. Many people, including Army veterans, youths and school students, gathered in the national capital to release the 'peace calendar', an initiative of the 'Aaghaz-e-Dosti' organisation that works to foster people-to-people relations between India and Pakistan through its voluntary network of people.

Indo-Pak peace calendar released

Several hundred protesters marched in three cities in southern and eastern Afghanistan to call for a ceasefire and an end to the 17-year war Thursday, the latest action of a movement launched in May 2018.

Afghanistan protestors march for peace

The Taliban in Afghanistan have not yet shown any sign they are serious about ending their 17-year insurgency despite US efforts to push a fresh peace process, the country's de facto prime minister has said.

Afghan Taliban not serious about peace, says government chief

Pakistan's powerful Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa said on Tuesday that his country "has done much more for peace in Afghanistan than any other country", in an apparent reference to the US which is fighting the Taliban militants since 2001 to restore peace in the war-torn nation.

Pakistan has done more for peace in Afghanistan than any other country: General Bajwa

Pakistan on Thursday said that the US should stay in Afghanistan until peace was achieved in the war-torn country. Pakistan Foreign Office spokesman Mohammad Faisal said that withdrawal of US troops could result in chaos seen after Soviet troops' pullout in the late 1980s.

US should stay in Afghanistan until peace achieved: Pakistan

This is a tough time for men and women, at least those whose message is one of peace, tolerance, mutual respect, equality and inter-faith dialogue. Underlying the rise of populism, nationalism, protectionism, fear of the other, anti-migrant and anti-foreigner sentiment, and hate speech is an erosion of the norms of debate.

Achieving religious harmony in a world of fear and populism

Nine people began the weeks-long anti-war march in May, but their numbers have since swollen to around 50, organisers say, as their demands for an end to fighting gain traction among ordinary Afghans increasingly fed up with years of bloodshed

Blistered and hungry: Afghans walk hundreds of kilometres for peace

An article published in a UK-based think-tank also stated that New Delhi has been reluctant to meet Bajwa halfway with respect to his peace-seeking efforts

Any comment on wanting peace will be taken seriously: Nirmala Sithraman on Pak Army chief's 'peace' efforts

Donald Trump also said that he would be meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un in May or June

'Looks like it could happen': Trump hopes for peace on Korean peninsula

Google Doodle is celebrating Earth Day on Sunday as they put up a video of renowned ethologist and conservationist Dr Jane Goodall who delivered a message of hope and planet's future

Google Doodle celebrates Earth Day in partnership with ethologist and conservationist Dr Jane Goodall

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