World May 19 Israeli forces intercept the remaining activist flotilla vessels headed for Gaza A live feed on the Global Sumud Flotilla website showed armed Israeli soldiers boarding the vessels as activists in life vests put their hands up. Soldiers then destroyed cameras mounted on the vessels.
World May 14 Ultranationalist Jews recite racist slogans during march into Jerusalem's Old City Normally a bustling marketplace for Palestinian residents of east Jerusalem, the area was devoid of Palestinians, many of whom had barricaded themselves inside their homes and closed their shops for the day. The procession often leads to violent confrontations between…
World May 13 Board of Peace envoy Mladenov says ceasefire hinges on Hamas' disarmament Nickolay Mladenov, the top diplomat overseeing the U.S.-brokered ceasefire in Gaza, on Wednesday acknowledged that the truce was stalled, saying the deadlock over disarming Hamas had paralyzed reconstruction of the war-battered territory.
World May 12 Israeli lawmakers set up a special tribunal and allow for death penalty for Hamas-led 2023 attackers Rights groups have criticized the measure, saying it makes the death penalty too easy to impose while also doing away with procedures safeguarding the right to a fair trial.
World May 11 Israeli troops will spend weeks in military prison for desecration of Virgin Mary statue in Lebanon Israel's military said the soldier posing would get 21 days in military prison and the soldier who photographed it would get 14.
World Apr 13 U.S. military is poised to blockade Iranian ports, while Tehran threatens ports in the Mideast In a social media message posted shortly after the blockade was due to begin, President Donald Trump said Iran’s navy was “laying at the bottom of the sea, completely obliterated,” but he added that Tehran still has “fast attack ships,”…
World Mar 30 Israel's parliament approves death penalty for Palestinians convicted of murdering Israelis The bill’s passage marked a major victory for Israel’s far-right, which has pushed hard for the measure.
World Mar 16 Trump says he's demanded countries help 'protect their own territory,' police Iran's Strait of Hormuz The president declined to name the countries the administration is negotiating with to protect of the strait.
World Mar 02 Here are some of the contenders to be Iran's supreme leader after the killing of Khamenei Potential candidates range from hard-liners committed to confrontation with the West to reformists who seek diplomatic engagement.
World Feb 16 Inside the Olympic curling controversy and allegations of cheating Controversy is swirling in curling at the Winter Olympics.