At least 32,333 Palestinians have been killed in Israel’s ongoing offensive on the Gaza Strip since Oct. 7, 2023, the Health Ministry in the besieged enclave said on Monday. A ministry statement said that 74,694 more Palestinians have been injured in the onslaught. “At least 107...

Yemen’s Houthis fired at least five missiles towards a Chinese vessel in the Red Sea, said the US Central Command (CENTCOM). The CENTCOM said in a statement on Sunday that the Iranian-backed group launched four anti-ship ballistic missiles “in the vicinity” of M/V Huang Pu, a...

An attack by the Islamic State group (IS) killed at least 11 people hunting desert truffles in northern Syria on Sunday, a war monitor said, after the latest such incident. Between February and April each year, hundreds of impoverished Syrians risk their lives to forage for the delicacy in...

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nearly 300  Nigerian schoolchildren  were released more than two weeks after they were seized in the northwestern state of Kaduna and marched into the forests, officials said Sunday. At least 1,400 students  have been kidnapped from Nigerian schools...

MOSCOW (AP) — Family and friends of those still missing after an attack that killed over 130 people at a suburban Moscow concert hall waited for news of their loved ones as Russia observed a day of national mourning on Sunday. Events at cultural institutions were cancelled, flags were...

MOSCOW (AP) — The suburban Moscow music hall where gunmen opened fire on concertgoers was a blackened, smoldering ruin Saturday as the death toll in the attack surpassed 130 and Russian authorities arrested four suspects. President Vladimir Putin claimed they were captured while fleeing to...

The Israeli army on Sunday announced that another soldier was killed in fighting with Palestinian groups in the northern Gaza Strip. The slain soldier was Sgt. Lior Raviv (21), who was killed in a battle in the northern Gaza Strip, the army said in a statement. The latest fatality...

At least 84 more Palestinians were killed in the Gaza Strip over the last 24 hours, as Israel continues its onslaught on the besieged enclave, the territory's Health Ministry said on Sunday. “The Israeli occupation (forces) committed eight massacres against families in the Gaza Strip,...

Hayat Tahrir al-Sham  (HTS), the former al-Qaeda affiliate that governs Idlib province in northwestern  Syria ,  created  a new policing department this week in the wake of widespread demonstrations against the group's rule. The new body, the Public Security Department, is...

 The UN appealed on Friday for more than $4 billion in humanitarian assistance to combat food insecurity in Syria. UN humanitarian coordinator Adam Abdelmoula warned that funding was almost non-existent and lack of support would push more Syrians to emigrate. “At least 12.9 million...

The Israeli army on Saturday said the number of Palestinians killed in raids and attacks around the Gaza Strip's Al-Shifa Hospital rose to 170. The military in a statement on X said the Israeli army and Shin Bet security forces continue "targeted fighting" in the area while "avoiding harm to...

Like many artificial intelligence pioneers, Mustafa Suleyman has expressed concerns about a technology he has played an important role in developing. Speaking at the global AI safety summit last year, the 39-year-old Briton said there might have to be a pause in development towards the end...

Israeli authorities barred Palestinians from the West Bank from entering the Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem for the second consecutive Friday of the Muslims’ holy month of Ramadan. A large number of Israeli soldiers and police are deployed throughout the city to restrict Muslim...

The UN special rapporteur on Palestine said Friday that accountability is "more needed than ever," in Gaza amid ongoing committed crimes by Israel. "The colossal amount of evidence concerning international crimes committed by Israel in Gaza just over the past six months could keep the...

DAMASCUS: Families in northwestern Syria are celebrating Ramadan in bomb-ravaged houses against the backdrop of a dire economic crisis, surging rents, and the ongoing 13-year civil war. During the holy month, Muslims traditionally go without food or drink from dawn to dusk, then break their...

The Israeli army on Thursday morning bombed a building in the Al-Shifa Medical Complex in the western part of Gaza City, Palestinian media reported. “The occupation army (Israel) bombed the specialized surgeries building in Al-Shifa Hospital in western Gaza City,” in the northern Gaza Strip,...

Saudi Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman held talks on Thursday with Yemeni Prime Minister Ahmed Awad bin Mubarak to discuss a UN roadmap to end the civil war in Yemen. The discussions also dwelt on efforts to support peace talks between Yemen’s warring rivals to help restore...

Qatar has urged the international community to pressure Syria’s regime to revive and rejoin talks for the revision of the country’s constitution, in the pursuit of justice for the victims of the ongoing Syrian civil war. As part of the UN Human Rights Council’s 55th session, an interactive...

Oil prices continued their downward trend on Wednesday due to market caution ahead of the US Federal Reserve's decision on interest rates, a strong US dollar and investor profit-taking. International benchmark Brent crude traded at $87.03 per barrel at 10.46 a.m. local time (0746 GMT), a...

A Palestinian aid official was killed in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City, according to local sources on Wednesday. Amjad Hathat, the director of the Emergency Committee in western Gaza, was killed when Israeli fighter jets struck a gathering of people facilitating the transportation of aid...