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...

Bombardment by pro-Iranian groups supporting the Syrian government killed 11 civilians in an eastern village under the control of the YPG group, a war monitor said on Aug. 9. Six children were among the victims of intense shelling of the east banks of the Euphrates in Dahla in the Deir...

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...