Sweden announced on Tuesday it would toughen up family reunification rules and potentially expand DNA testing in an effort to slash immigration. The Swedish government vowed to harden eligibility criteria like income that allow foreign nationals to join relatives residing in Sweden....

Israeli media reported progress on Thursday in Qatar-hosted talks for a Gaza cease-fire and prisoner exchange between Israel and Hamas. “There is progress in talks to reach an agreement between Israel and Hamas,” Maariv newspaper said, citing well-placed sources involved in the...

Three drones launched from Lebanon exploded in the occupied Syrian Golan Heights on Wednesday evening, resulting in minor injuries to an Israeli woman, Israeli Army Radio reported. “Three Hezbollah drones exploded in Golan Heights, and a woman sustained minor injuries,” the radio network...

At least eight Palestinians were reported killed on Wednesday in Israeli overnight airstrikes on homes in the central Gaza Strip as the Israeli deadly onslaught enters day 278, local media reported. The Palestinian official news agency Wafa said eight Palestinians, including six children, were...