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Hamas militants have announced that they intend to free an American-Israeli hostage who is being held in the Gaza Strip. Hamas said on Sunday it had decided to release Edan Alexander as a gesture of goodwill to the Trump administration…

At least 16 people, mostly women and children, were killed in an Israeli strike on a school converted into a shelter in the Gaza Strip, according to local medical authorities. At least five children and four women were among those…

Indian and Pakistani officials said there was no shooting overnight in the heavily militarized zone between their countries, the first time in recent days that the two countries have not exchanged fire. India and Pakistan agreed on Saturday to halt…

The Kurdish armed organization has made an important decision to disband and disarm itself as part of a new peace initiative with Turkey after forty years of armed conflict. The decision by the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, also known as the…

India and Pakistan have traded accusations of violating a ceasefire agreement just hours after it was signed in talks aimed at resolving the worst military conflict between nuclear powers in decades. The truce was expected to quickly end weeks of…

South Korea’s embattled conservative party first cancelled and then re-confirmed Kim Moon-soo’s presidential bid in just hours amid growing internal conflict ahead of the June 3 election. The unexpected turn of events on Saturday, following a failed attempt to replace…

Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed resuming direct talks with Ukraine in Istanbul on May 15 “without preconditions.” Speaking to the press in the Kremlin early Sunday morning, Putin spoke of the need to “resume” peace talks that were held between…

Pope Leo XIV has outlined his vision for the papacy, highlighting artificial intelligence as one of the key challenges facing humanity and promising to continue working on Pope Francis’ top priorities. However, to demonstrate his complete devotion to the papacy,…

Israeli airstrikes on Saturday night in the Gaza Strip killed at least 23 Palestinians, including three children and their parents, whose tent was destroyed in Gaza City, health officials said. The strikes come amid growing international concern over Israel’s intentions…

A fire at a chemical plant in northeastern Spain has prompted emergency services to issue a health risk to 150,000 local residents and advise residents in five nearby towns to stay indoors, authorities said on Saturday. Medical services said four…