World Jul 09 New attacks raise questions about what comes next in the Iran war Whether it is a negotiation tactic or a signal of an escalation in fighting, mediators are scrambling to save the interim deal and the actions risk further inflaming tensions.
World Jul 06 Hamas says it has dissolved its government in Gaza to transfer power to a UN-backed committee It was unclear if the move, announced by a lower-level official, would lead to any meaningful change on the ground.
World Jun 29 Israeli strike hits a tent in central Gaza, killing 3, including a child Despite a ceasefire in October, Israeli forces have carried out near-daily strikes in Gaza, killing over 1,045 Palestinians, according to Gaza's Health Ministry.
World Jun 26 Mediators worked through threats and strikes to broker the U.S.-Iran deal, and challenges remain As the U.S. and Iran exchanged escalating strikes on June 11, a plane carrying Qatari mediators was stranded on the tarmac in Tehran.
World Jun 19 Capsized boat leaves dozens dead or missing off Libyan coast, monitoring group says The Abreen group, which tracks movements of migrants in eastern Libya, says 10 survived the shipwreck that occurred on June 12 in the Mediterranean Sea, off the eastern part of the North African nation. It said that 11 bodies were…
World Jun 16 Iran says the deal to end the war with the U.S. requires Israel to withdraw from Lebanon The deal, which is between the U.S. and Iran, has not been made public, and officials have sometimes offered contradictory interpretations of what is in it.
World Jun 15 Drone strikes have killed more than 1,000 civilians in Sudan this year, UN rights chief says The war has killed at least 59,000 people over three years and created the world's largest humanitarian crisis, affecting 34 million people.
World Jun 14 Palestinian death toll in Gaza tops 73,000, officials say, as Israel strikes despite ceasefire Israel says it is targeting Hamas and other militants who pose a threat, and in response to ceasefire violations, including occasional attacks.
World Jun 07 Israel says Iran launched missiles in first bombardment since fragile ceasefire Iran launched missiles at Israel in the first such bombardment since a fragile ceasefire took effect in early April, raising the possibility of a return to heavy fighting and complicating mediation efforts to end the war.
World Jun 06 U.S.-Iran exchange of fire in Gulf tests fragile ceasefire Iran fired ballistic missiles and drones toward Bahrain and Kuwait that were intercepted early Saturday, Bahrain’s government said, and called on Tehran to halt attacks on Gulf neighbors that test a fragile ceasefire in the Middle East conflict.