Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a surprise ceasefire, declaring a 30-hour Easter truce in Ukraine that is set to last until midnight on Sunday.
As the war in Ukraine grinds into its fourth year, the calculus of peace appears increasingly dictated not by battlefield realities or the will of the people, but by shifting geopolitical priorities.
TTP announced similar ceasefires during religious festivities in the past as well.
Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty and Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani held phone talks on Wednesday, during which they discussed efforts to resume and implement the Gaza ceasefire deal.
The resumption of Israeli ground operations in Gaza and counter-attacks by Hamas mark a sobering juncture in a conflict that shows little sign of resolution.
The death toll from fighting between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has reached 180.
Biden's statement comes after Vladimir Putin directed the Russian Defence Sergey Shoigu to order a ceasefire in Ukraine from January 6 to January 7.
The Colombian government has decided to suspend ceasefire with the National Liberation Army (ELN), after the guerrilla group denied it was part of a bilateral ceasefire agreement announced by President Gustavo Petro on New Year's Eve, a top official said.
The ceasefire, which both sides had confirmed, came into force at 11:30 p.m. on Sunday, and followed a targeted Israeli military operation that killed several high-ranking PIJ members in the Gaza Strip, including military chief Taisir al-Jabari and Islamic Jihad's southern commander, Khaled Mansour, reports dpa news agency.
Yemen has been locked into a civil war in 2014 since the Iran-backed Shia Houthi militia
