Israel and Hamas to Halt Gaza War for Extra Two Days, US, Qatari Officials Say

Published on November 27, 2023

Israel and Hamas will halt their fighting in the Gaza Strip for two more days past Monday, said the government of Qatar, which has presented itself as a mediator between the belligerents. “The State of Qatar announces, as part of the ongoing mediation, an agreement has been reached to extend the humanitarian pause for an additional two days in the Gaza Strip,” Majed al-Ansari, a spokesperson for Qatar’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, wrote on Monday morning on X. The Qatari official’s announcement has been confirmed by John Kirby, the chief spokesperson for the White House’s National Security Council....

Continue reading on website
Other news

Canadians’ Life Expectancy Declined in 2022 for Third Year in a Row: StatCan

November 27, 2023
Life expectancy in Canada decreased in 2022 for a third year in a row, according to new data released by Statistics Canada.Canadians lived on average to 81.3 years in 2022, a drop from 81.6 in 2021, the agency notes in a Nov. 27 article. This decline was greater than in 2021 (-0.1 years), but half what was observed from 2019 to 2020 (-0.6 years).StatCan says there were 334,623 deaths in 2022, whic

Speaker Mike Johnson Is Unlikely to ‘Face a Rebellion’: Rep. Ken Buck

November 27, 2023
Rep. Ken Buck (R. Colo.) said that newly elected House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) would not face a revolt from GOP colleagues, unlike former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), as Mr. Johnson’s stop-gap spending bill did not have much support among House Republicans.During an interview on CBS News’s “Face the Nation” with Margaret Brennan on Nov. 26, Mr. Buck was asked if Mr. Johnson would face t