BEIRUT (AP) — A gunman was captured by Lebanese soldiers after attempting to attack the U.S. Embassy near Beirut on Wednesday, the military said. The attack took place as tensions continued to simmer in the tiny Mediterranean country, where months of fighting between Hezbollah militants...

Israeli firefighting teams on Tuesday continued to battle against the fires that broke out as a result of rockets firing from southern Lebanon. According to the Times of Israel news website, the Fire and Rescue Services said its teams brought under control by morning most of the fires which...

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States urged the U.N. Security Council on Monday to support the three-phase plan announced by President Joe Biden aimed at ending the nearly eight-month war in Gaza, freeing all hostages and sending massive aid into the devastated territory. U.S. Ambassador...

Palestine on Monday formally recognized the competence of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) by filing a declaration in the Registry of the Court.  With the declaration, Palestine accepted, with immediate effect, the top UN court's authority to settle all disputes related to Article...