The memorandum of understanding, which would enable further negotiations, still requires Donald Trump’s final approval. A mural in Tehran depicts a US aircraft carrier under attack on May 18 [File: Majid Asgaripour/WANA via Reuters] The United States and Iran have reached a preliminary memorandum of understanding (MOU) to extend the ceasefire between the two countries for 60 days and start negotiations for permanently ending the war, according to officials. The US sources told Al Jazeera on...

EU says the sanctioned individuals and groups violated a range of rights, from the right to physical and mental integrity, to the right to education. Israeli settlers in the Israeli-occupied West Bank village of Ras Ein al-Auja [File: Faiz Abu Rmeleh/Getty Images] The European Union has sanctioned four entities and three individuals it says are “extremist Israeli settlers” responsible for “serious” human rights abuses against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank. The EU said they had...

Hamas says the Israeli escalation represents the failure of the international community to uphold the truce in Gaza. Women mourn during the funeral of Palestinians who were killed in an Israeli strike in Gaza City on April 23 [Dawoud Abu Alkas/Reuters] Israeli forces have killed 12 Palestinians in attacks throughout Gaza, medical sources in the enclave tell Al Jazeera, as Israel continues its daily violations of the ceasefire struck last year. An Israeli attack on a police vehicle on Friday...