Russia announced on Friday that intense fighting continues in its Kursk region, which borders Ukraine, as its armed forces work to repel a Ukrainian offensive.  The Russian Emergency Ministry has declared a federal state of emergency in the region, initially downplaying the...

Türkiye’s president on Thursday reaffirmed his call for the international community to halt Israel’s dangerous escalation of aggression, warning that it could hurl the region into a wider and even more destructive conflict. Recep Tayyip Erdogan, meeting in the Turkish capital Ankara...

The Israeli army killed 22 more Palestinians in attacks in the Gaza Strip, taking the overall death toll to 39,699 since last Oct. 7, the Health Ministry in the enclave said on Thursday. A ministry statement added that some 91,722 others have been injured in the assault. “Israeli forces...

Testimony from released Palestinian prisoners shows how Israeli authorities have turned more than a dozen prison facilities into places where Palestinian detainees waste away, with food rations cut to starvation levels.  A freed Palestinian prisoner reported that Israeli guards...