Israel says it has released 200 Palestinian prisoners in Gaza ceasefire deal, after Hamas freed 4 soldiers
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel says it has released 200 Palestinian prisoners in Gaza ceasefire deal, after Hamas freed 4 soldiers.
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If the U.S. lost, they assumed Canada would ask for 'Alaska be awarded to her,' notes short-lived 1930s war strategy War Plan Red
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Some Israeli soldiers traveling abroad are targeted for alleged war crimes in Gaza
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — An Israeli army reservist's dream vacation in Brazil ended abruptly last month over an accusation that he committed war crimes in the Gaza Strip.
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Hostage mother gets first sign of life from son shackled in Gaza tunnel
Nearly 500 days after Hamas gunmen seized him from a roadside bomb shelter in southern Israel, Alon Ohel managed to get a message out from the Gaza tunnel where he is being held by the Palestinian militants. He sent a birthday wish for his sister via two other hostages who had been held with him and were freed on Saturday, his mother Idit Ohel said. "Alon has been in the tunnels all this time," Ohel told Reuters in an interview.
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Hamas says it will delay the release of more hostages, putting Gaza ceasefire at risk
JERUSALEM (AP) — Hamas said Monday it will delay the further release of hostages in the Gaza Strip after accusing Israel of violating a fragile ceasefire that now faces its most serious crisis since it began three weeks ago.
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Egypt tells US top diplomat Rubio that Arab states reject Trump's Gaza plan
(Reuters) -Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty told U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Monday that Arab states rejected U.S. President Donald Trump's widely condemned plan to displace Palestinians in Gaza and take control of the enclave. Egypt's foreign ministry said Abdelatty, in a meeting in Washington, stressed the importance of expediting Gaza's reconstruction while Palestinians remained there.
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Syria's interim foreign minister says Russia-Iran ties to Assad are an open wound after war
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Syria's relations with Iran and Russia remain an open wound for its people after those nations backed autocratic President Bashar Assad during the long civil war, the country's new, interim foreign minister said Wednesday.
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Middle East latest: Israeli military says it struck 2 people in Gaza who were flying a drone
The Israeli military said Wednesday it struck two people in the southern Gaza Strip who were flying a drone, which was observed entering Gaza from Israel after past attempts to use drones to smuggle in weapons.
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UN rights office estimates up to 1,400 killed in crackdown on protests in Bangladesh
GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. human rights office on Wednesday estimated that up to 1,400 people may have been killed in Bangladesh over three weeks last summer in a crackdown on student-led protests against the now-ousted former prime minister.
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Trump says Israel-Hamas ceasefire should be cancelled unless all hostages are returned on Saturday
Donald Trump says that all hostages held in Gaza should be returned by noon on Saturday - and if they are not he will recommend cancelling the ceasefire and let "all hell break loose."
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Palestinian Forces Are Openly Helping Israel Fight Its West Bank War
As the war moves to the West Bank, Palestinian security forces stun residents as they operate in occupied streets in cooperation with the Israeli army
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Middle East latest: Hamas says it will delay hostage release set for Saturday
A spokesperson for Hamas says it will delay the next hostage release after accusing Israel of violating a ceasefire agreement.
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Bosnian students rally for justice, drawing inspiration from anti-graft struggle in Serbia
SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Students in Bosnia and Montenegro rallied against corruption Monday, drawing inspiration from their fellow students in neighboring Serbia whose anti-graft protests have shaken the government and given rise to calls for political change across the region. In the Bosnian capital, Sarajevo, students demanded answers over the deaths of 29 people last October, when torrential floods triggered a landslide of rubble from a quarry that was reportedly built illegally. In Montenegro, which borders both Bosnia and Serbia, students are seeking the removal of top security officials over two separate mass shootings in less than three years when gunmen killed 23 people, including children.
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Opinion - As Trump meets with India’s Modi, Bangladesh demands attention
Bangladesh’s recent descent into lawlessness poses a foreign policy challenge for President Trump, especially because his predecessor supported last August’s regime change there. The world’s most densely populated country (excluding microstates and mini-states) risks sliding into jihadist chaos, threatening regional and international security. Bangladesh has also emerged as a sore point in U.S.-India relations, with…
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Crackdown on Bangladesh protesters may be crime against humanity, UN says
Sheikh Hasina, deposed last year, is accused of putting down protests that left up to 1,400 people dead.
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Drones become most common cause of death for civilians in Ukraine war, UN says
Short-range aerial drones were the most common killer of civilians in Ukraine in January, the U.N.'s monitoring mission said on Tuesday, highlighting how drone use has ballooned during three years of war with Russia. The U.N. mission said at least 139 civilians were killed and 738 wounded in January 2025, with 27% of the deaths and 30% of the injuries caused by short-range drones. In total, the U.N. says nearly 12,500 civilians have been killed in the war including 650 children - though it has repeatedly said its tally is an undercount since it only includes deaths its teams have managed to verify.
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UN food agency worker dies in a Yemeni prison after being detained by Houthi rebels
CAIRO (AP) — The United Nations World Food Program said Tuesday one of its staffers has died in a Yemeni prison three weeks after his detention by Houthi rebels.
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Lebanon Rejects Israel Request to Delay Troop Retreat, Media Say
(Bloomberg) -- Lebanon has rejected a request from Israel for Israeli troops to stay in the Arab country beyond a withdrawal deadline set as part of a ceasefire agreement, according to a Lebanese media outlet.Most Read from BloombergSaudi Arabia’s Neom Signs $5 Billion Deal for AI Data CenterThe Forgotten French Architect Who Rebuilt MarseilleIn New Orleans, an Aging Dome Tries to Stay SuperIsrael wants to keep forces in southern Lebanon until Feb. 28 instead of pulling them out 10 days earlier,
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Hamas' threat to delay the next release of Israeli hostages raises fears for Gaza ceasefire
JERUSALEM (AP) — Hamas' threat to delay the next planned release of Israeli hostages from the Gaza Strip has jolted a fragile ceasefire that’s seen as having the potential to wind down the war.
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Suspected Somali pirates seize boat off Horn of Africa
Suspected Somali pirates have seized a Yemeni fishing boat off the Horn of Africa, authorities said late Monday. A European naval operation in the Mideast, known as EUNAVFOR Atalanta, said the incident remained under investigation. It said the attack targeted a dhow, a traditional ship that plies the waters of the Mideast, off the town of Eyl in Somalia.
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Elderly hostage in Gaza was killed in 7 October attack, Israel says
The 86-year-old is one of the hostages meant to be freed by Hamas within the next three weeks.