Israel Fires on Lebanon in Response to Rockets Fired at Israeli Targets Earlier, rockets were fired from Lebanon into Israel, for the second time since December, sparking concern about whether the...
Israeli Troops Advance in Gaza and Retake Part of an Area That Divides North from South The military said it had retaken part of the Netzarim Corridor that divides northern Gaza from the south, and from where it...
Families of Hostages in Gaza Are Terrified They Won't Return After Israel Resumes Fighting Families whose relatives remain hostages in Gaza are terrified their loved ones might not return after Israel launched a wave...
Israeli Strikes Across Gaza Kill More than 400 Palestinians and Shatter Ceasefire with Hamas Israel launched airstrikes across the Gaza Strip, killing at least 400 Palestinians, mostly women and children, according to...
Hamas Says it Will Only Release American-Israeli Hostage if Ceasefire Deal is Implemented Edan Alexander, 21, who grew up in New Jersey, was abducted from his military base during Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attack that...
Kuwait Frees 10 Jailed Americans, Including Military Contractors Held on Drug Charges Kuwait has released 10 American prisoners, including veterans and military contractors jailed for years on drug-related...
Yemen's Houthi Rebels Say 'Any Israeli Vessel' in Nearby Mideast Waterways Again a Target Yemen's Houthi rebels warned shippers that “any Israeli vessel” traveling through nearby Mideast waters is now a target as...
China, Iran and Russia Hold Joint Naval Drills in Mideast as Tensions Rise Between Tehran and US The joint drills, called the Maritime Security Belt 2025, took place in the Gulf of Oman near the strategic Strait of Hormuz...
For Trump the Peace Negotiator, Might Makes Right. History Offers Different Lessons As President Donald Trump seeks to end wars in the Middle East and Ukraine, his approach to both seems to boil down to giving...
Syria's Government Signs a Breakthrough Deal with Kurdish-Led Authorities in the Northeast Syria’s central government has reached a deal with the Kurdish-led authority that controls the country’s northeast, including...
Federal Government Shutdown Grinds into a Second Week as Tempers Flare at the Capitol As the federal government shutdown enters a second week, there’s no discernible endgame in sight.
Trump Targets Blumenthal, Calling for Investigation into Senator's Vietnam Service Claims President Donald Trump is targeting U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal again after Connecticut’s senior U.S. senator grilled U.S...
At 50, He Survived Marine Boot Camp — Then Fought at Peleliu and Okinawa When 50-year-old Paul Douglas showed up at Marine Corps boot camp in 1942, the white-haired economics professor looked more...
Ukrainian Drones Attack Russian Cavalry Troops in Rare 21st-Century Encounter A short video circulating online this month appears to show a Russian mounted patrol being struck by a Ukrainian drone near...
When The Government Can Afford Everything Except The Essentials Every shutdown forces the government to decide what counts as “essential.” Air traffic controllers and TSA agents fall into...