Hostages in mind, Israel moves slowly in Gaza ground offensive, analysts say

Israeli forces are moving slowly in their ground offensive in Gaza in part to keep open the possibility of drawing Hamas militants to negotiate the release of more than 200 hostages, military speci...

Israeli forces attack north Gaza's main city from east and west

Israeli troops and tanks attacked Gaza's main northern city from the east and west on Monday, three days after it began ground operations in the Palestinian enclave that have increased internationa...

Israel urges Russia to protect Israelis, Jews amid Dagestan riot

Israel urged Russian authorities Sunday to protect Israelis and Jews in their jurisdictions — following media reports of potential reprisals by pro-Palestinian protesters in the Russian Republic of...

Russia beefs up forces near Bakhmut and switches from defensive posture, Ukrainian commander says

Russia has significantly bulked up its forces around the devastated city of Bakhmut in the east and has switched its troops from a defensive posture to taking "active actions", a Ukrainian military...

Lewiston massacre suspect found dead of suspected self-inflicted gunshot wound

The man suspected of killing 18 people and wounding 13 in a shooting rampage in Lewiston, Maine, was found dead of a likely self-inflicted gunshot wound Friday — ending a 48-hour manhunt that follo...

US court sentences former Colombian colonel for role in assassinating Haitian president

Former Colombian army colonel German Rivera was on Friday sentenced to life in prison by a U.S. court for his role in the plot to kill Haitian President Jovenel Moise, whose 2021 assassination left...

Prayers, protests and clashes in Jerusalem and West Bank as Gaza war rages

Israeli security forces restricted young Palestinians from entering Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem for prayers on Friday and deployed in strength across the Old City and beyond to quell any unrest spi...

Medical team and aid trucks enter Gaza via Rafah crossing, official says

A medical team and 10 aid trucks entered the Gaza Strip on Friday via the Rafah crossing with Egypt — carrying water, food and medicine, a Palestinian border official told Reuters. Tap for the full...

Manhunt for Maine shooter suspect continues, lockdown still in place

Police in Maine extended their round-the-clock search into Friday for U.S. army reservist Robert R. Card, their main suspect in a mass shooting on Wednesday at a bar and bowling alley in Lewiston i...

France sends helicopter carrier to support Gaza's hospitals

The French assault vessel Tonnerre was on Thursday heading to the eastern Mediterranean to support hospitals in Gaza that are struggling to cope with the high number of victims of Israeli air strik...

US says Russia executing disobedient troops, threatening to execute units for retreating

The United States has information that the Russian military is executing soldiers who do not follow orders related to the war with Ukraine, the White House said on Thursday. Tap for the full brief.

Myanmar army seeks to restore order as rebel alliance launches surprise attacks

Myanmar's ruling military on Friday said it was seeking to restore order near the border with China after an alliance of ethnic minority armies launched a series of surprise coordinated attacks on ...

US Senate rejects bid to remove troops from Niger

The U.S. Senate on Thursday overwhelmingly rejected legislation that would have forced President Joe Biden to withdraw U.S. troops from Niger, a West African nation where military officers seized p...

US strikes Iranian ammunition depots in Syria, Pentagon says

The U.S. military carried out strikes against two facilities in eastern Syria used by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and groups it backs, the Pentagon said Thursday — in response to a spa...

US sending 900 more troops to Middle East amid attacks

About 900 more U.S. troops have arrived in the Middle East or are heading there to bolster air defenses for U.S. personnel amid a surge in attacks by Iran-affiliated groups, the Pentagon said Thurs...