Israel, Hamas agree to four-day truce, 50 hostages to go free

Israel and Hamas agreed on Wednesday to a ceasefire in Gaza for at least four days, to let in aid and free at least 50 hostages held by militants in the Palestinian enclave in exchange for at least...

US hits Iran-backed militia in Iraq in latest strikes

The United States carried out two series of strikes in Iraq against Iranian-backed militants, U.S. officials said on Tuesday — in the first publicly reported U.S. responses in Iraq to dozens of rec...

Jordan says it beefs up army presence along borders with Israel

Jordan said on Tuesday the army had beefed up its presence along its borders with Israel and warned that any Israeli attempt to forcibly push Palestinians across the Jordan River would represent a ...

Ukraine troops face “difficult defence” in east as cold sets in, Zelenskiy says

Ukrainian troops face "difficult" defensive operations on parts of the eastern front with bitter winter cold setting in, but forces in the south are still conducting offensive actions, President Vo...

US reviewing possible “terrorist” designations for Houthis

The United States is reviewing "potential terrorist designations" for Yemen's Houthi rebel group in response to its seizure of a cargo ship, White House national security spokesperson John Kirby sa...

Explainer: What are the details of the Israel-Hamas hostage deal?

Israel and Hamas have agreed to a pause in fighting in Gaza to allow for the release of 50 hostages held by the militant group in exchange for 150 Palestinians held in Israeli prisons and also to a...

US forces attacked at Iraq airbase, respond in self-defense, US officials say

U.S. forces came under attack at the Ain al-Asad airbase west of Baghdad early on Tuesday and U.S. forces responded in self-defense, two U.S. military officials said, in the first reported U.S resp...

Israeli strike in Lebanon kills three, including two reporters, says PM

An Israeli strike killed two journalists working for a Lebanese TV channel and a third person near the border with Israel on Tuesday, Lebanese state media and the channel, Al Mayadeen, said. Tap fo...

Houthis seize ship in Red Sea with link to Israeli company

Israel said on Sunday that Yemen's Houthis had seized a British-owned and Japanese-operated cargo ship in the southern Red Sea, describing the incident as an "Iranian act of terrorism" with consequ...

Azerbaijan says France laying ground for new regional war by arming Armenia

Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev accused France on Tuesday of creating conditions for a new war in the South Caucasus by supplying arms to Armenia. Tap for the full brief.

Ukraine says Russian troops focusing on Bakhmut

Ukrainian forces were engaged in containing increasing Russian attacks on Monday around the eastern town of Bakhmut, military officials said. Tap for the full brief.

US aircraft carrier Carl Vinson arrives in SKorea port amid North tension

The U.S. aircraft carrier Carl Vinson arrived at a port in the South Korean city of Busan on Tuesday, in a show of extended deterrence against North Korea's nuclear and missile programs, South Kore...

Netanyahu summons Israeli war cabinet as signs of a hostage deal grow

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu summoned his war cabinet on Tuesday amid growing signs of an imminent deal on the release of hostages who were taken by Hamas militants to the Gaza Strip m...

Another US service member suffers “minor” wounds during attacks in Iraq, Syria

One more U.S. service member suffered minor injuries on Friday during the latest wave of attacks against American forces in Syria and Iraq, two U.S. officials said, speaking on condition of anonymi...

Israel-Hamas hostage deal edges closer despite Gaza combat

Hamas gunmen battled Israeli forces trying to push into Gaza's largest refugee camp on Sunday, but despite the fighting U.S. and Israeli officials said a deal to free some of the hostages held in t...