Two staff members of the Israeli Embassy were fatally shot outside the Capital Jewish Museum in downtown Washington, DC late Wednesday, US authorities have confirmed. The victims, a man and woman, whose identities have not yet been made public, were shot at close range as they exited an event...

Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday appealed for Israel to allow humanitarian aid to enter Gaza, calling the situation in the Palestinian enclave “yet more worrying and saddening.” “I renew my fervent appeal to allow for the entry of fair humanitarian help and to bring to an end the hostilities,...

The UN said Monday that nine trucks carrying humanitarian aid “were cleared” to enter the Gaza Strip via the Kerem Shalom crossing after Israel temporarily eased a nearly three-month blockade. UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Tom Fletcher...

Syria is anticipating the reactivation of its banks' SWIFT codes allowing it to re-enter the global financial market following last week’s announcement that the US would be lifting sanctions on the war-torn country. Both government and foreign-owned banks that operate in Syria have...