World Sep 25 Israeli strikes kill at least 17 Palestinians in Gaza as international pressure for ceasefire grows French President Emmanuel Macron told France 24 on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York that his country has recognized a Palestinian state on the conviction it "is the only way to isolate Hamas."…
World Sep 21 Israeli drone strike kills 5 people, including 3 children, in southern Lebanon, health officials say An Israeli drone strike in southern Lebanon killed five people Sunday, including three children, Lebanon's Health Ministry said. Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri said four of the killed, the three children as well as their father, held U.S. citizenship.
World Sep 04 Palestinian death toll in Gaza passes 64,000, officials say, after ceasefire talks break down More than 64,000 Palestinians have been killed in the nearly two-year war in the Gaza Strip, local health officials said Thursday, as Hamas and Israel reiterated their incompatible demands for ending the fighting sparked by the militant group’s 2023 attack.
World Aug 18 U.S. envoy discusses long-term Israel-Lebanon ceasefire after Beirut commits to disarming Hezbollah The U.S. special envoy to Lebanon says his team will discuss a long-term cessation of hostilities with Israel.
World Aug 14 Israeli airstrike on Iranian prison was an ‘apparent war crime,’ Human Rights Watch says Human Rights Watch alleged Thursday that an Israeli airstrike on Iran's notorious Evin Prison in June was “an apparent war crime,” while also accusing Tehran of harming and disappearing prisoners after the attack.
World Aug 03 Fresh clashes break out in Syria as interim government struggles to ease factional tensions New outbreaks of violence overnight into Sunday rocked Syria at two distinct flashpoints, straining a fragile ceasefire and calling into question the ability of the transitional government to exert its authority across the whole country.
World Jul 21 Evacuations of Bedouin families begin in Syria’s Sweida as days of deadly clashes ease The clashes have increased skepticism in some communities about the ability of Syria's new leaders to assert control.
World Jul 17 Syrian forces leave Sweida after days of clashes with Druze minority Syrian government forces have started withdrawing from the southern province of Sweida following days of vicious clashes with militias from the Druze minority.
World Jul 16 Israel launches airstrike on Syrian Defense Ministry in heart of Damascus Israel's attack Wednesday came hours after a drone strike on the same building. Syrian state media reported a "number of casualties" without giving further details.
World Jul 09 Israeli strike kills 40 Palestinians in Gaza as Netanyahu and Trump meet over a ceasefire As talks for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip resume, Palestinians in the battered enclave say they are desperate for deal to end the war. Israel and Hamas are considering a new U.S.-backed ceasefire proposal that would pause the war,…