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Hamas and Israel traded blame over failure to conclude a ceasefire agreement despite progress reported by both sides.

At least 25 people killed across Palestinian enclave since dawn as Hamas says new conditions by Israel delay ceasefire.

Russia has accused Moldova of plotting a military operation in Transnistria, a Russian-backed secessionist region, setting ...

The first cross-border strike inside Afghanistan since March came after a spate of attacks by the Pakistan Taliban.

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Thousands of people have protested in several cities across Syria after a video circulates showing an attack on an Alawite shrine in the north, a war monitor and witnesses say. Syria’s new rulers said ...

Pope Francis has denounced the “extremely grave” humanitarian situation in Gaza while appealing for the release of captives ...

Government extends condolences for death of Bouterse, ex-leader convicted for role in 1982 killing of activists.

Syrian factions agree to disband and come together to form a national army, under the new Ministry of Defence.

Shakoor spent 15 years in prison where he learned to love cooking. He turned the passion into a career after his release ...

Mohammed Saeed Shabaan is an 8-year-old Palestinian boy from Gaza who lost his limbs in a fire several years ago.