- February 10, 2025
Israeli Hostages’ Accounts of Abuse Raise Alarms for Remaining Captives
Bound. Starved. Wounded. Tortured. These are the conditions that some hostages being held in Gaza still face, according to information their families said they had
Trump’s Gaza Plan Complicates Hoped-for Saudi-Israeli Deal
President Trump touted the 2020 Abraham Accords that established formal ties between Israel and four Arab countries as one of the biggest foreign policy achievements
The Aga Khan IV, Wealthy Leader of the Ismaili Muslims, Dies at 88
The Aga Khan IV, leader of the world’s Ismaili Muslims, who fused entrepreneurship and philanthropy to become one of the world’s wealthiest hereditary rulers, died
Israel and Hamas Exchange 3 Hostages and More Than 180 Prisoners
Hamas gunmen released three more hostages and Israel freed more than 180 Palestinian prisoners on Saturday, quickly conducting the latest exchange in a tense cease-fire
After a Wave of Coups, 3 African Nations Leave Decades-old Alliance
Three military-ruled countries have officially withdrawn from the West African regional alliance known as ECOWAS, the bloc said on Wednesday, defying pressure from the group
Live Updates: Israel’s Cease-Fire in Gaza Overcomes Snag but Appears Fragile in Lebanon
Israeli troops were preventing Palestinians from returning to their homes in the north of the Gaza Strip on Sunday as Israel said Hamas had violated
French Crypto Entrepreneur and Wife Are Freed After Kidnapping
A founder of a French cryptocurrency company and his wife were freed in France this week after being brutally kidnapped and held for ransom, the
Scores of Senior Diplomats Are Leaving Posts as Trump Takes Office
A transition team for President Trump has asked scores of senior career diplomats to resign from their positions on Monday, as soon as Mr. Trump
The Sheikh, the Mogul and the Diplomat: The Trio Who Sealed the Gaza Truce
At his seaside office complex in Doha on Wednesday evening, the Qatari prime minister thought he had a deal. Hamas’s negotiators, led by a burly
South Korean Investigators Try Again to Detain President Yoon at His Residence
Criminal investigators armed with a court-issued warrant began a second, much-anticipated operation early Wednesday to detain the impeached president, Yoon Suk Yeol, for questioning in