Trump announces agreement for 'complete disarmament' of Hamas and phased Israeli withdrawal from Gaza, with Egypt, Qatar and Türkiye brokering the deal.

IndonesianPrabowo says South Korea's Lee Jae Myung asked him to visit North Korea to open a dialogue channel amid efforts to ease peninsula tensions

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto says South Korean President Lee Jae Myung asked him to visit North Korea to help open a dialogue channel as Seoul seeks to ease tensions on the Korean Peninsula.

Saudi Arabia launches 14-nation maritime defense alliance to protect Red Sea, Bab al-Mandab Strait and Gulf of Aden shipping lanes, following Riyadh meeting attended by 43 countries.

Saudi Arabia announced Thursday the establishment of a multinational maritime defense alliance aimed at protecting shipping lanes in the Red Sea, the Bab al-Mandab Strait and the Gulf of Aden, following a high-level meeting in Riyadh attended by military chiefs and representatives from 43 countries and an EU delegation. Fourteen countries, including Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, Pakistan, Türkiye, Egypt and Somalia, issued a joint declaration supporting the alliance, with Saudi Arabia designated as the founding and leading state.

Kyrgyzstan, Azerbaijan sign Treaty on Alliance Relations in Cholpon-Ata. Presidents Japarov and Aliyev meet during Aliyev's state visit, also inking bilateral agreements on energy, transport, cybersecurity, and education.

Presidents Sadyr Japarov of Kyrgyzstan and Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan on Friday signed the Treaty on Alliance Relations in Cholpon-Ata during Aliyev's state visit to Kyrgyzstan, according to the Kyrgyz president's press service. The two leaders also signed a package of bilateral agreements covering energy, transport, cybersecurity, education, financial market regulation, and the circulation of precious metals, with both sides framing the treaty as elevating their bilateral relations to the highest level.

LebaneseAoun condemns Israeli blasts near Beaufort Castle in southern Lebanon, calling them a dangerous escalation that threatens the framework deal ahead of Rome talks.

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said on Friday that Israel's massive explosions in southern Lebanon threaten the implementation of the framework agreement and risk undermining diplomatic negotiations ahead of a meeting in Rome. He condemned the explosions near the UNESCO-listed Beaufort Castle, which he said generated seismic waves equivalent to a 3.8-magnitude earthquake, calling it a dangerous escalation and a direct threat to the framework agreement.