Spain and Turkey call on the international community to act to stop the war in Gaza

Spain and Turkey have called on the international community to stop “looking the other way” and press for the end of Israel’s attack on Gaza to crush Hamas, which began in October

US reporter Evan Gershkovich, jailed in Russia on espionage charges, to stand trial, officials say

Russian officials say U.S. reporter Evan Gershkovich, jailed in Russia for over a year on espionage charges, will stand trial in the Ural Mountains city of Yekaterinburg

What we know ahead of Friday's deadline for South Africa to form a coalition and elect a president

South Africa’s Parliament is due to elect a president on Friday while major political parties are still working out a coalition agreement that might or might not see Cyril Ramaphosa return for a second term as leader of Africa’s most...

The Latest | US national security adviser says Israel stands behind cease-fire proposal

U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan has pushed back against assertions that Israel isn’t fully committed to the cease-fire proposal with Hamas that President Joe Biden outlined in late May at the White House

Rights groups urge Thailand not to extradite Vietnamese activist, saying he's at risk if sent home

Human rights groups are urging Thailand not to extradite a Vietnamese activist detained in Bangkok

Aspects of US restrictions on asylum-seekers may violate international protections, UNHCR head says

The head of the U.N. refugee agency says he understands that the Biden administration enacted new restrictions on asylum-seekers entering the United States, but cautioned that some aspects of the executive order may violate refugee protection...

1,000 days have passed since the Taliban barred girls from secondary education, the UN says

One thousand days have passed since girls in Afghanistan were banned from attending secondary schools

What are the main sticking points in the cease-fire talks between Israel and Hamas?

The latest proposal for a cease-fire in Gaza has the support of the United States and most of the international community, but Hamas has not fully embraced it, and neither, it seems, has Israel

Hezbollah fires scores of rockets at northern Israel as Gaza cease-fire talks hang in the balance

Lebanon’s Hezbollah has fired scores of rockets into northern Israel to avenge the killing of a top commander

Netanyahu's top rival left Israel's war Cabinet. How does that affect the prime minister and Gaza?

The resignation of a senior member of Israel’s war Cabinet was a dramatic show of distrust in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his strategy for the eight-month-old war with Hamas

Myanmar's army is reportedly emptying villages in a western state to boost defenses against rebels

Reports from Myanmar say its military has been emptying villages on the outskirts of the capital of the western state of Rakhine as part of an evident effort to defend against expected attacks by a powerful rebel group that has captured most of...

Blinken welcomes UN vote in favor of Gaza cease-fire plan and again calls on Hamas to accept it

Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the U.N. Security Council’s vote in favor of a U.S.-backed proposal for a cease-fire in Gaza has made it “as clear as it possibly could be” that the world supports the plan

The Latest | Blinken holds talks on Gaza in the wake of Israeli rescue raid and Palestinian deaths

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has begun a new visit to the region in the shadow of the dramatic rescue of four Israeli hostages held in Gaza and turmoil in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government

90 countries to attend Swiss-hosted Ukraine peace summit that Russia is snubbing

Switzerland’s president says nearly 90 countries and organizations, half from Europe, have confirmed attending the Swiss-hosted Ukraine peace summit over the weekend despite Russia’s refusal to participate

What does Israel's rescue of 4 captives, and the killing of 274 Palestinians, mean for truce talks?

Israel’s dramatic rescue of four hostages from inside the Gaza Strip, in an operation that health officials say killed 274 Palestinians, comes at a sensitive time in the 8-month-old war

Blinken returns to Mideast as Israel-Hamas cease-fire proposal hangs in balance after hostage rescue

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is returning to the Middle East as a proposed Israel-Hamas cease-fire deal hangs in the balance following the dramatic rescue of four Israeli hostages in Gaza

Modi is sworn in for a rare third term as India's prime minister

Narendra Modi has been sworn in for a rare third consecutive term as India’s prime minister, relying on his coalition partners after his failed to win a parliamentary majority in a surprise outcome

Pope Francis appeals for urgent humanitarian aid for Gaza, backs cease-fire proposals

Pope Francis is calling for humanitarian aid to urgently reach Palestinians in Gaza

Swedish defense chief says actions against Philippines in South China Sea threaten global security

Sweden’s defense chief has expressed alarm over Beijing’s repeated dangerous maneuvers against Philippine vessels in the disputed South China Sea, saying such actions threaten local and global security, undermine regional stability and...

Israeli settlers in the West Bank were hit with international sanctions. It only emboldened them

More than a dozen Israeli settlers have been targeted by international sanctions over accusations of attacks and harassment against Palestinians in the West Bank

Takeaways from AP's report on sanctioned settlers in the West Bank

More than a dozen Israeli settlers have been targeted by international sanctions over accusations of attacks and harassment against Palestinians in the West Bank