Five Hezbollah fighters killed as Lebanon-Israel border clashes escalate

Violence escalated on the Lebanese-Israeli border on Tuesday with five fighters from Lebanon's armed Hezbollah group killed during operations against Israel, security sources in Lebanon said. Tap f...

Ukraine says ATACMS missiles have “proven themselves” after hitting two Russian airfields

Ukrainian forces used U.S.-supplied long-range ATACMS missiles for the first time, inflicting heavy damage on two airfields in Russian-occupied areas, with President Volodymyr Zelenskiy saying Tues...

What is Islamic Jihad? The Hamas ally at war with Israel

Islamic Jihad, a Palestinian militant group that is an ally of Hamas and took part in the Oct. 7 attack on Israel from Gaza, has denied Israel's counteraccusation that it was behind a strike on a h...

GOP’s Jim Jordan plans second shot for speaker after first fails, members explore other options

U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) planned to take a second shot at the top job in the House of Representatives on Wednesday — while some fellow Republicans began to explore other options with the chamber...

SKorea, Japan and US militaries to hold first joint aerial drill

South Korea, the United States and Japan will hold a joint aerial exercise near the Korean peninsula, which would be the first time the three countries are conducting such a drill, media reports sa...

Protesters near US embassy in Beirut sprayed with water cannon, teargas

Lebanese security forces used teargas and water cannon to repel scores of protesters demonstrating on Wednesday near the U.S. embassy in Beirut against what they said was Israel's attack on a hospi...

Biden to visit Israel as Gaza humanitarian crisis worsens

U.S. President Biden will visit to Israel on Wednesday to show support for its war on Hamas — after Washington said Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu agreed to let humanitarian aid reach besieged Ga...

Gaza aid arrives at border but no delivery plan yet

Egyptian aid trucks moved closer Tuesday to the only crossing to Gaza not controlled by Israel, but with no agreement in place to deliver relief — and the Palestinian side still closed due to strik...

Israeli air strike kills senior Hamas armed wing commander Ayman Nofal

Israeli air strike killed senior Hamas commander Ayman Nofal in Gaza, the Hamas armed wing Izz el-Deen Al-Qassam Brigades said Tuesday. Tap for the full brief.

Iran's Khamenei says no one can stop “resistance forces” if Israel's Gaza assault persists

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has described Israel's assault on Gaza as a genocide of Palestinians and said it must stop immediately, state TV reported Tuesday. Tap for the full brief.

Suspect in killing of French teacher swore allegiance to Islamic State group, prosecutor says

A 20-year-old man who fatally stabbed a teacher and wounded three others in an Oct. 13 attack at a French school had pledged allegiance to the Islamic state group, French anti-terrorism prosecutor ...

Ukraine says it struck Russian airfield near Luhansk

Ukraine's forces made successful overnight strikes on Russian airfields and equipment near the cities of Luhansk and Berdiansk in territory controlled by Russian forces, Ukraine's military said Tue...

US signs economic deal with strategic Marshall Islands

The United States signed a new 20-year agreement Monday on economic assistance to the Marshall Islands worth $2.3 billion to the strategic Pacific island nation, chief U.S. negotiator Joseph Yun to...

US forces being readied for Middle East but no decision to deploy, Pentagon says

About 2,000 U.S. troops have been placed on a heightened state of readiness given "the evolving security environment in the Middle East," but no decision has been made to deploy them, the U.S. Depa...

Israel intensifies Gaza strikes, blocks diplomatic efforts for civilian aid, safe passage

Israeli forces kept up their bombardment of Gaza on Monday — after diplomatic efforts to arrange a ceasefire to allow foreign citizens to leave and aid to be brought into the besieged Palestinian e...