Israel and Hamas have been at war in Gaza since October 7, 2023 when the militant group in a surprise attack killed over 1,200 people in Israel and took around 250 people as hostage, according to ...

TEL AVIV, Israel — The Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, which may now be drawing to a close, has dramatically reshaped much of the Middle East and is still delivering aftershocks. When Hamas launched ...

This photograph obtained from the X account of Dmytro Lubinets, the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Right, shows Ukrainian former prisoners of war (POWs) following a swap, at an ...

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The popular language-learning app Duolingo reported roughly 216% growth in new Mandarin learning in the U.S. compared to this time last year, with a sharp spike occurring mid-January, just as ...

In their latest analysis to 11 January, they estimated 59.8% of buildings in the Gaza Strip had been damaged or destroyed since the start of the war. The below map shows damage to infrastructure ...

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(AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana) Officials announced that Israel and Hamas have reached a ceasefire agreement to pause more than 15 months of war and release hostages held in Gaza. Here are some figures ...

Married to former Lord Provost Eric Milligan for 50 years, she combined accompanying him on civic duties with her own full-time job. And the couple spent 13 years in the top civic roles in the ...

CFR scholars provide expert analysis and commentary on international issues. Steven A. Cook is Eni Enrico Mattei Senior Fellow for Middle East and Africa studies and Director of the International ...

Here are the key developments on the 1,056th day of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. A woman walks past a billboard promoting Russian contract army service with the slogan, 'The Victory ...