by Sarah Leah Whitson On January 1, 2009, Israeli forces killed 16 Palestinians in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip. The Israeli military claimed that the dead were Hamas militants who had been planning an attack on Israeli forces.

Hamas has said it does not know how many hostages are still alive after a deadly attack on a bus in Israel. The militant group claimed responsibility for the attack, which left four people dead and 16 injured.

Hezbollah fired rockets into northern Israel on Tuesday, as border clashes between Israel and Lebanon intensified. The Israeli military said that the rockets were fired from southern Lebanon and landed in open areas.

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine’s top official for the reconstruction of the war-torn east resigned on Tuesday, citing a lack of support from the government and a failure to secure funding for projects to rebuild the region.

At least 49 people have died after a boat carrying migrants sank off the coast of Yemen, according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM).

The United Nations Security Council on Friday passed a resolution calling for a cease-fire in the Gaza conflict, as Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke with Israeli and Palestinian leaders and urged an end to the violence.

A federal judge in Florida has ruled that Chiquita Brands International, the world’s largest banana company, is liable for the deaths of four Colombian union leaders who were assassinated during the country’s civil war.

By: David A. Andelman The hostage crisis in Entebbe, Uganda, in 1976 was a turning point in the history of counter-terrorism. It was the first time that a government had taken the risk of launching a rescue mission to save its citizens from terrorists.

By Giada Zampano July 6, 2023 ROME — Giorgia Meloni, Italy’s first female prime minister, basked in the international spotlight on Thursday as she welcomed leaders from the Group of Seven nations to the ancient coastal town of Syracuse, Sicily, for a summit that was expected to focus on energy security, the global economy and China.

ography A viral story about a remote Amazon tribe getting addicted to pornography after encountering a smartphone is not true. The story was first published in 2018 and has been debunked by multiple fact-checking organizations.