Category: 3. Middle East

Days after the Palestinian group Hamas and Israel declared a ceasefire in Gaza, the flow of humanitarian aid into the besieged territory remains heavily restricted, denying many residents, particularly ailing children, the life-saving help they…

“They’re digging.” US President Donald Trump appeared to acknowledge Hamas’s struggle to recover Israeli captives’ bodies from beneath Gaza’s ruins. Israel says it will not move to the next phase of the Gaza peace plan until…

The report says 10 small, ocean-dependent nations will experience the biggest increase in dangerous heat days, despite collectively producing only 1 percent of global heat-trapping gases.

Colombian President Gustavo Petro has announced an unprecedented initiative to support the reconstruction of Gaza, ordering that gold seized from drug traffickers be used to fund medical care for injured Palestinian…

The stench of decay extends miles beyond Poza Rica in one of the regions most devastated by last week’s torrential rains that inundated central and eastern…

The bridge explosions occur just hours after a car bomb went off outside a shopping mall in Guayaquil, Ecuador’s largest city.

Explosions have rocked different…

Here are the key events from day 1,330 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.

Here is how things stand on Thursday, October 16, 2025:

Fighting

• The Russian Ministry of Defence…

Pakistan and Afghanistan have implemented a ceasefire following the deadliest border clashes in years that killed dozens of people and led to evacuations on both…

Titmus, famous for beating US swim star Katie Ledecky at the Paris Games, was expected to compete in the 2028 Olympics.

Australian four-time Olympic gold medallist…

Reporters from more than 30 news outlets have vacated the Pentagon, refusing to comply with new reporting restrictions.

Dozens of news outlets have lost access to the…