Palestinian Islamic Jihad, Israel reach ceasefire deal

An official in the Palestinian Islamic Jihad movement (PIJ) announced on Saturday that an Egyptian-brokered ceasefire agreement had been reached between the movement and Israel in the Gaza Strip.

Kiev’s belligerent stance currently makes ceasefire impossible — Russian envoy to UK

Moscow is ready to discuss a ceasefire in Ukraine, but the belligerent stance taken by the Kiev authorities and the West makes such a scenario unrealistic at this point, Russian Ambassador to the United Kingdom Andrey Kelin said in an interview with the Times newspaper.

Kremlin On Possibility Of Easter Truce: No One Put Forward Such Ideas

The initiative on the Easter truce with Ukraine has not yet been put forward, and Kiev ignored all Russia's previous initiatives of such nature, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Monday.

Blinken’s claims truce in Ukraine impermissible now is 'shallow analysis' — Lavrov

 Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has described as "shallow analysis" US Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s objections to the idea of an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine.

Zelenskyys Adviser Podolyak Says No Need To Freeze Ukraine Conflict: constant erosion of the foundations of global security

Mykhailo Podolyak, an adviser to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine has pushed against any attempt to 'freeze' the Ukraine conflict through a ceasefire, saying it will mean an unfinished war for Europe.

Colombia, ELN rebels hail progress in second round of peace talks

Colombia’s government and the left-wing National Liberation Army (ELN) rebel group have hailed progress in their efforts to end decades of armed conflict in the South American nation, as a second round of peace talks concluded in Mexico City.

Ukraine shells Donetsk exactly when ceasefire declared by Russia comes into effect

The Ukrainian armed forces shelled Donetsk at exactly 12:00 a.m. Moscow time, when the ceasefire declared by Russia came into effect. The fire came from 155 mm NATO artillery guns, the Donetsk People’s Republic’s (DPR) mission to the Joint Control and Coordination Center on issues related to Ukraine’s war crimes (JCCC) reported on Friday.

Ukraine’s Zelenskyy says Putin’s 36-hour truce is a tactical ploy

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has rejected out of hand a Russian order for a truce over the Orthodox Christmas period, saying the proposed ceasefire is a trick to halt the Ukraine army’s progress in the eastern Donbas region and allow Moscow to bring in more troops.

Putin instructed to introduce a ceasefire in Ukraine for Christmas

Russian President Vladimir Putin instructed to introduce a ceasefire along the entire line of contact between the parties in Ukraine from 12:00 Moscow time on January 6 to 24:00 on January 7.

Russian patriarch Kirill calls for Orthodox Christmas truce in Ukraine

Patriarch Kirill of Moscow, the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, called on Thursday for both sides of the war in Ukraine to observe a Christmas truce.

Baku says ready to hand over bodies of 100 Armenian soldiers killed in clashes

Azerbaijan on Wednesday called for a cease-fire with Armenia amid fresh border clashes that have caused dozens of casualties on both sides.

Armenia Reports 49 Troops Dead in Battle with Azerbaijan - Tasnim News Agency

Armenia said that at least 49 of its soldiers were killed as clashes broke out with Azerbaijan.

Egyptian-brokered cease-fire takes effect in Gaza

An Egyptian-brokered cease-fire in the Gaza Strip between Israel and the Palestinian group Islamic Jihad took effect late on Sunday at 11.30 p.m. local time (2030GMT).

Prolonged truce to rescue Azovstal civilians and Azov formations

Zelenskyy has said that “we need to continue the silence” to rescue the others still trapped in the Azovstal steel plant.

Azov Fighters, Ukrainian Forces Use Ceasefire At Azovstal To Get To Firing Points - Moscow - UrduPoint

Fighters of the nationalist Azov battalion and Ukrainian troops took advantage of the ceasefire at the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol and went to firing positions, Russian defense ministry spokesman Vadim Astafyev said on Tuesday.

Saudi Arabia Refuses to Issue Permit for Yemen’s First Commercial Flight in Six Years - World news - Tasnim News Agency

Yemeni Airlines announced the postponement of operating its first flight through Sana'a International Airport, which was scheduled to depart on Sunday after Saudi Arabia refused to issue the permit in violation of the terms of a two-month truce.

Calls for ceasefire aimed at giving Kiev chance to rest, regroup - Russian diplomat - TASS

Calls for a ceasefire in Ukraine are aimed at giving Kiev military units a chance to rest and regroup, Russian First Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN Dmitry Polyansky told the UN Security Council session on Ukraine on Tuesday.

1st fuel tanker arrives at Hudaydah after Yemen truce

A fuel tanker docked at the Hudaydah port in western Yemen on Sunday, the first since a UN-brokered truce took effect a day earlier, according to Houthi rebels.  

UN Special Envoy for Yemen Grundberg Announces Two-month Truce: Fuel Ships to Enter into Hodeidah Ports, Commercial Flights to Operate in and out of Sanaa Airport – Al-Manar TV Lebanon

UN Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg announced on Friday a two-month truce, adding that it comes into effect on Saturday, April 2, at 19:00.

Russia invites Ukraine to coordinate functioning of humanitarian corridors on March 9 by 3:00 a.m. Wednesday - staff

(Interfax) - Russia has proposed to Ukraine coordinating the opening of humanitarian corridors from certain Ukrainian cities on March 9 by 3:00 a.m. Wednesday, the Russian interagency humanitarian response coordination staff in Ukraine said in a statement.