• WATCH: Israel must allow U.N. workers to provide humanitarian assistance in Gaza, ICJ finds

    WATCH: Israel must allow U.N. workers to provide humanitarian assistance in Gaza, ICJ finds

    Oct 22, 2025 03:11 PM EST

    ... Gaza was triggered by Hamas’ surprise attack on southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, which left 1,200 people, mostly civilians, dead and 250 taken hostage. Israel’s retaliatory offensive in the Palestinian territory has killed more than 68,000 people, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry.The ministry’s ...

  • Louvre reopens 3 days after jewel heist as director offers to resign over 'terrible failure'

    Louvre reopens 3 days after jewel heist as director offers to resign over 'terrible failure'

    Oct 22, 2025 02:36 PM EST

    The thieves made away with a total of eight objects, including a sapphire diadem, necklace and single earring from a set linked to 19th-century Queens Marie-Amélie and Hortense. They also made off with an emerald necklace and earrings tied to Empress Marie-Louise, Napoleon Bonaparte’s second wife ...

  • Trump's push for peace tested as Putin meeting called off and Gaza ceasefire shows cracks

    Trump's push for peace tested as Putin meeting called off and Gaza ceasefire shows cracks

    Oct 21, 2025 10:55 PM EST

    ... hostages. Two more are crossing over from Gaza into Israel tonight. But Hamas missed a 72-hour deadline to hand over all of those deceased hostages. About 13 remain in Gaza. But, today, the vice president did not blame Hamas for that. He even declined to give Hamas a deadline ...

  • Marwan Barghouti’s son on the quest for Palestinian statehood and who will lead them

    Marwan Barghouti’s son on the quest for Palestinian statehood and who will lead them

    Oct 21, 2025 10:30 PM EST

    ... an attack that killed five Israelis. Many say the trial was a sham. Hopes were high he would be released in the cease-fire/prisoner hostage swap, but the day came and went, and imprisoned he remained. In a rare interview, the "News Hour" spoke with his son Arab, who ...

  • What we know so far about Trump's trip to Asia

    What we know so far about Trump's trip to Asia

    Oct 21, 2025 10:23 PM EST

    ... government layoffs and political brinkmanship. Trump’s strategy of improvisation has had both hits and misses since he returned to office in January. Hamas returned hostages to Israel but the ceasefire in the Middle East remains fragile; a trade war with China has ebbed and flowed this year; and Russia ...

  • Jewels stolen from Louvre worth an estimated $102 million, Paris prosecutor says

    Jewels stolen from Louvre worth an estimated $102 million, Paris prosecutor says

    Oct 21, 2025 06:05 PM EST

    ... were taken, according to officials: a sapphire diadem, necklace and single earring from a matching set linked to 19th-century French queens Marie-Amélie and Hortense; an emerald necklace and earrings from the matching set of Empress Marie-Louise, Napoleon Bonaparte’s second wife; a reliquary brooch; and Empress Eugénie ...

  • WATCH: Vance says Gaza ceasefire going better than expected but there's 'very hard' work ahead

    WATCH: Vance says Gaza ceasefire going better than expected but there's 'very hard' work ahead

    Oct 21, 2025 03:15 PM EST

    ... The Israel Prisons Service denied that prisoners had been mistreated, saying it had followed legal procedures and provided medical care and “adequate living conditions.” Israeli hostages released from Gaza have also reported metal shackles and harsh conditions, including frequent beatings and starvation. In the 2023 attack on Israel that started ...

  • Louvre remains closed one day after jewel heist

    Louvre remains closed one day after jewel heist

    Oct 20, 2025 02:04 PM EST

    ... were taken, according to officials: a sapphire diadem, necklace and single earring from a matching set linked to 19th-century French queens Marie-Amélie and Hortense; an emerald necklace and earrings from the matching set of Empress Marie-Louise, Napoleon Bonaparte's second wife; a reliquary brooch; and Empress Eugénie ...

  • Ceasefire violations in Gaza strain fragile truce between Israel and Hamas

    Ceasefire violations in Gaza strain fragile truce between Israel and Hamas

    Oct 19, 2025 09:50 PM EST

    ... the latest? Leila Molana-Allen: That's right, John. And actually there were problems right from the very beginning. On Monday, just the 20 living hostages were released and only four of the 28 deceased hostages' bodies were released. That prompted an outcry from the families and the Israeli government ...

  • Crown jewels stolen from Louvre in '4-minute operation' by thieves in broad daylight

    Crown jewels stolen from Louvre in '4-minute operation' by thieves in broad daylight

    Oct 19, 2025 04:00 PM EST

    Their target was the gilded Apollon Gallery, where the Crown Diamonds are displayed, including the Regent, the Sancy and the Hortensia. The thieves smashed two display cases and fled on motorbikes, Nunez said. No one was hurt. Alarms brought Louvre agents to the room, forcing the intruders to bolt, but ...