Japan willing to buy US military transport aircraft

Palestine`s militant group Hamas has said that it will delay the release of more Israeli captives planned for Saturday “until further notice”, due to Israeli violations of the ceasefire in Gaza.

The Trump Administration on Friday announced the approval of the sale of more than $7.4 billion in bombs, missiles and related equipment to Israel, which has used American-made weapons to devastating effect during the Gaza war.

US President Donald Trump said Monday that Ukraine should provide the United States with its rare earth minerals in exchange for Washington’s continued support in the war against Russia.

A Prague-led international effort to buy ammunition for Ukraine has come under threat by the opposition party of Andrej Babiš, who is slated to make a political comeback in elections later in 2025.

US aviation giant Boeing lost nearly a billion dollars a month last year, as it grappled with a safety crisis, quality control issues and a damaging strike.

US President Donald Trump has signed a series of executive orders that will reshape the US military, according to the White House.

US President Donald Trump has confirmed that “a lot of things ordered and paid for by Israel, but have not been sent by Biden, are now on their way.”

A long-awaited truce between Israel and Hamas has officially begun, after a last-minute delay of almost three hours. The fighting continued past the initially provisioned 8:30 a.m. local (6:30 a.m. GM) deadline as the Israeli military said Hamas had failed to provide the names of the first three hostages due to be released, as per the terms of the agreement.

A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas due to come into effect on Sunday morning has been delayed after Hamas failed to provide the names of hostages to be freed later in the day for what it said were ‘technical reasons’.

Qatar`s Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs Mohammed bin Abdulrahman announced Wednesday evening the success of mediators in reaching a cease-fire agreement in the Gaza Strip, noting that its implementation will begin on next Sunday (19 January).

Israel approved plans to withdraw troops from the Gaza Strip, after advancements in prisoner exchange negotiations with Hamas, the Haaretz newspaper said Saturday.

Poland is backing US President-elect Donald Trump’s demand for NATO countries to spend 5% of GDP on defence even if it will take 10 years for the alliance’s laggards to reach the target, says the Polish defence minister.

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has announced revisions to its Mars Sample Return Program, aiming to simplify the mission, reduce costs and expedite the timeline for bringing Martian soil samples to Earth.

North Korea is benefiting from its troops fighting alongside Russia against Ukraine, gaining experience that makes Pyongyang "more capable of waging war against its neighbours", the United States warned on Wednesday.

US Senator Bernie Sanders pledged Monday to do everything he can to block arms sales to Israel.

​​​​​​​The United States` State Department has approved a possible sale of advanced AIM-120D-3 and AIM-120C-8 air-to-air missiles and related equipment to Japan for $3.64 billion, the US Defense Security Cooperation Agency has confirmed.