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.
World Jan 26 Recovery of the last hostage's remains in Gaza opens the way for next phase of ceasefire Hamas says it now has committed to all terms of the ceasefire's first phase.
World Jan 22 People in Gaza dig through garbage for fuel to keep warm, in a far cry from Trump's vision In Gaza, months into the truce, hundreds of thousands of Palestinians still languish in displacement camps, sheltering in tents and war-ravaged buildings, unable to protect them from the chilly nighttime temperatures. Some expressed skepticism about whether Trump's Board of Peace…