BEIRUT, Lebanon - Four relatives of a journalist were killed on Sunday in an Israeli strike in southern Lebanon, the official Lebanese news agency said, adding that the journalist was also wounded. The border area between the two countries has seen regular exchanges of fire, in particular...
AMMAN, Jordan - Jordan's air force air-dropped vital medical supplies to a field hospital in the besieged Gaza Strip, King Abdullah II said early Monday. "Our fearless air force personnel air-dropped at midnight urgent medical aid to the Jordanian field hospital in Gaza," he said on X,...
BAGHDAD, Iraq - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken made a surprise visit to Baghdad on Sunday following a trip to the occupied West Bank earlier in the day. Iraqi Prime Minister Mohamed Shia al-Sudani met Blinken, the premier's office said, with the two expected to discuss the risks of...
RAFAH, Palestinian Territories - Gaza's Hamas government suspended the evacuation of foreign passport holders to Egypt for a second day in a row Sunday after Israel refused to allow some injured Palestinians to be evacuated, Egyptian and Palestinian officials said. "The terminal is closed...
HAMBURG, Germany - An armed father who took his four-year-old daughter hostage, forcing the suspension of flights at Hamburg airport, gave himself up "without resistance" on Sunday after hours of negotiations, German police said. The 35-year-old Turkish man had barricaded himself and the child...
NICOSIA, Cyprus - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulides on Sunday to discuss a maritime aid corridor from the island to the heavily bombarded and besieged Gaza Strip. The talks came as the health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said relentless Israeli...
KYIV, Ukraine - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday said he was "not ready" for talks with Russia unless its invading troops withdraw, as Kyiv investigated a deadly strike on its soldiers. The sprawling frontline between the warring sides has remained mostly static for almost a...
TEHRAN, Iran -- Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has deplored the U.S. and Western supplies of arms and equipment to Israel, whose bombardments have killed nearly 9,500 people in the Gaza Strip. He made the remarks in a phone call with Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store on...
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- The Pakistan Red Crescent Society is set to construct model shelter houses for flood-hit families across the country, local reports said on Saturday. The society has recently completed a survey in flood-affected areas to identify the places where the houses will...
RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territories -- Three Palestinians were killed Sunday by Israeli forces in the West Bank, the Palestinian health ministry said, as violence flares in the occupied territory since the start of the Israel-Hamas war. Graphic content / Mourners carry the flag-draped body of...
KYIV, Ukraine -- Ukraine fired cruise missiles at a shipyard on the east coast of the Russian-annexed Crimean peninsula, damaging a ship and causing debris to fall on a dock, Russia said Sunday. Since launching its counteroffensive against Moscow's forces this summer, Kyiv has ramped up attacks on...
JAJARKOT, Nepal -- Search and rescue efforts after an earthquake in Nepal wrapped up on Sunday as the focus shifted to providing relief to survivors awaiting food and shelter, officials said 36 hours after the disaster struck. At least 157 people were killed in isolated western districts of the...
