JERUSALEM – A four-day truce in the Israel-Hamas war was set to start Friday with hostages to be released in exchange for prisoners, the first major reprieve in seven weeks…
Cuban president marches in support of Palestinians
HAVANA – President Miguel Diaz-Canel of Cuba led a huge protest march Thursday in support of Palestinians as Israel wages war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip. Protesters waving Palestinian…
Rap lyrics at issue in racketeering trial aimed at rapper Young Thug
NEW YORK, United States – Opening statements in the long-awaited US gang conspiracy trial targeting rapper Young Thug are due next week – and the prosecution controversially will be allowed…
Qatar says Gaza ceasefire, hostage release to start Friday
DOHA, QATAR – A four-day pause in the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza will start on Friday morning and an exchange of hostages and prisoners will follow hours later, mediator Qatar…
Far-right Wilders seeks partners after election earthquake
THE HAGUE, NETHERLANDS – Far-right firebrand Geert Wilders urged his shaken political rivals on Thursday to find common ground to govern the country, after a bombshell election win that reverberated…
WHO asks China for more data on respiratory illness
BEIJING – The World Health Organization has asked China for more data on a respiratory illness spreading in the north of the country, urging Chinese to take steps to reduce…
Israel, Hamas truce and hostage release delayed
JERUSALEM – Israel said a four-day Gaza truce and hostage release will not start until at least Friday, stalling a breakthrough deal to pause the brutal and bloody seven-week-old war.…
Israel, Hamas agree to four-day truce, 50 hostages to be released
JERUSALEM – Israel and Hamas announced a deal on Wednesday allowing at least 50 hostages and scores of Palestinian prisoners to be freed, while offering besieged Gaza residents a four-day…
Britain awaits key budget with eyes on election
LONDON – Britain’s Conservative government will on Wednesday unveil a vital budget update aiming to reinvigorate the economy and woo voters, as it lags badly in polls before next year’s…
Displaced Gazans search for warm clothes as cold draws in
RAFAH, Palestinian Territories – When Khulud Jarboueh and her children fled their home in the northern Gaza Strip under Israeli bombardment in early October, the young ones were wearing just…