7+ hour, 9+ min ago  (1045+ words) By JON GAMBRELL, DAVID RISING and SAMY MAGDY Pakistan offered to host diplomatic talks, but Iran remained defiant, vowing to fight "until complete victory." Any'talks between the U.S. and Iran'would face monumental challenges. Many of Washington's shifting objectives, particularly over Iran's…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago  (375+ words) That framing is too small for the truth. It shuts down empathy, flattens complexity and forces us into positions that do not honor the full human reality before us. The grief on both sides is immeasurable. I refuse to rank…...

5+ mon, 6+ day ago  (835+ words) By TOQA EZZIDIN, SAM MEDNICK and SAMY MAGDY No names were immediately released. Israel announced earlier Saturday that Gaza's sole crossing with the outside world, Rafah, would stay closed "until further notice," tying it to Hamas' release of remains. On…...

6+ mon, 3+ week ago  (401+ words) Belgium plans to recognize a Palestinian state, joining a growing list of countries to take the step. Maxime Pr'vot said Belgium's plans to recognize a Palestinian state will be announced at the United Nations General Assembly later this month. However,…...

6+ mon, 3+ week ago  (892+ words) Israel is mobilizing tens of thousands of reservists as part of a gradual call-up tied to its expanded offensive in the Gaza Strip's largest city. The call-up, which was announced last month, comes as ground and air forces press forward…...

6+ mon, 3+ week ago  (505+ words) Israel plans to slow or halt humanitarian aid in northern Gaza as it expands its offensive against Hamas. Israel on Friday declared Gaza City a combat zone, calling it a Hamas stronghold and alleging that a network of tunnels remains…...

6+ mon, 3+ week ago  (1079+ words) Israel says Gaza City is now considered a dangerous combat zone as it begins the initial stages of a planned offensive that has drawn international condemnation. Gaza City is now a dangerous combat zone, Israel says, adding that it is…...

7+ mon, 5+ day ago  (988+ words) Hamas says it has accepted a proposal from Arab mediators for a ceasefire in the 22-month war sparked by its 2023 attack into Israel. The latest proposal developed by Egypt and Qatar contains only slight modifications to an earlier one advanced…...

7+ mon, 5+ day ago  (620+ words) Syria's state-run news agency says the country's foreign minister has held a rare meeting with an Israeli delegation in Paris. Syria's state-run SANA news agency said Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shibani met with Israeli officials to discuss de-escalating tensions and restoring…...

7+ mon, 5+ day ago  (971+ words) A key mediator on Gaza is stressing the urgency of brokering a ceasefire after Hamas showed a "positive response" to a proposal. The prospect of an expanded assault on Gaza City and other areas sheltering hundreds of thousands of civilians…...