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Israel orders the evacuation of an area designated as a humanitarian zone in Gaza
Israel’s military has ordered the evacuation of a crowded part of Gaza designated as a humanitarian zone, saying it's planning an operation against Hamas militants in Khan Younis More »
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With uncertainty across the Atlantic, Europe worries about its own security
When Donald Trump suggested during the 2016 presidential campaign that he might not honor a U.S. commitment to defend other NATO countries if they were attacked, it triggered alarm throughout the trans-Atlantic alliance More »
Venezuela opposition leader provides hope for many, even though she isn't on the presidential ballot
Maria Corina Machado has walked highways, sought shelter in supporters’ homes and seen her closest collaborators detained and persecuted as she crisscrossed Venezuela ahead of the upcoming presidential election More »
How might Netanyahu's visit to the US affect cease-fire efforts?
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's controversial trip to the United States comes as ceasefire talks to broker an end to the raging war in Gaza and bring about a hostage-for-prisoners exchange hang in the balance More »
Philippine forces sail to hotly disputed shoal without incident for first time since deal with China
Philippine government personnel have transported food and other supplies to a fiercely disputed shoal occupied by a Filipino navy contingent without any clashes with China More »
Mexican kingpin's arrest likely to set off violent jockeying for power
A new era is coming for Mexico’s powerful Sinaloa cartel in the wake of the capture by U.S. authorities of Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, the last of the grand old Mexican drug traffickers More »
Harris tells Netanyahu 'it is time' to end the war in Gaza and bring the hostages home
Vice President Kamala Harris says she urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to reach a cease-fire deal soon with Hamas so that dozens of hostages held in Gaza since the Oct. 7 attack can return home More »
Wounded in a strike that killed her family, a 2-year-old joins Gaza's ranks of thousands of orphans
Two-year-old Siwar Abdel-Hadi is the lone survivor in her family after an Israeli airstrike on her home in central Gaza killed her parents and three siblings More »
Grappling with maritime disputes and Myanmar crisis, ASEAN top diplomat meetings joined by US, China
Top diplomats from Southeast Asia are gathered in the Laotian capital with partners that include the United States, China, Russia, Japan, India and Australia More »
UK drops plans to challenge ICC arrest warrant request against Benjamin Netanyahu
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s office says the U.K. will not intervene with the International Criminal Court’s request for an arrest warrant against Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu More »
