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ABC News (NEW YORK) — A New York-based Iranian journalist who was the target of an alleged failed assassination attempt that federal prosecutors say involved an Iranian general said she has “been given a second [Read More…]

Eyad Baba via Getty Images (LONDON) — Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, the mastermind behind the Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel, was killed this week in a firefight with Israeli forces, officials said. The development [Read More…]

Omar Al-Qattaa/AFP via Getty Images (TEL AVIV, Israel and GAZA STRIP) — The situation in northern Gaza is “beyond horrific” as people experience intense levels of hunger and overcrowded hospitals struggle to care for patients [Read More…]

Mohammed Talatene/picture alliance via Getty Images (LONDON) — Yahya Sinwar, one of the key architects of the Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel, emerged over the summer as the de facto leader of the terrorist [Read More…]

Ali Jadallah/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (LONDON) — Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar was killed by Israeli forces in the Gaza Strip, Israel Foreign Minister Israel Katz said Thursday. Sinwar has been credited as the mastermind [Read More…]

Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON, D.C.) — President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris described Thursday as a good day for the world after the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar. [Read More…]

Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images (SEOUL) — South Korea’s military said Tuesday it detected explosions on two cross-border roads connecting the country to North Korea, amid a significant recent deterioration in inter-Korean relations. The South Korean Joint [Read More…]

Eyad Baba via Getty Images (LONDON) — The Israel Defense Forces continued intense air and ground campaigns against Hezbollah in Lebanon and against Hamas in the Gaza Strip. The uptick in offensive operations came after [Read More…]

Ashraf Amra/Anadolu via Getty Images (LONDON) — The Israel Defense Forces continued intense air and ground campaigns against Hezbollah in Lebanon and against Hamas in the Gaza Strip. The uptick in offensive operations came days [Read More…]

Columbia Records Friday marks the 50th anniversary of Billy Joel’s third studio album, Streetlife Serenade, which was a top 40 hit for the future Rock & Roll Hall of Famer. Released Oct. 11, 1974, the album is [Read More…]

Andrew Harnik/Getty Images (TEL AVIV) — President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke on Wednesday, according to the White House. Vice President Kamala Harris also joined the call, the White House said. [Read More…]

Jung Yeon-je / AFP via Getty Images (SEOUL) — A North Korean defector living in South Korea is under arrest for allegedly stealing a bus and attempting to drive it across the border into North [Read More…]

Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic The late Lisa Marie Presley‘s posthumously released memoir, From Here to the Great Unknown, reveals that Michael Jackson told her he was a virgin when they started dating.  According to People, Presley says in the book that she was [Read More…]

LAM Museum (LONDON) — A museum in the Netherlands has recovered an artwork that resembles two empty beer cans from the trash after an elevator technician accidentally disposed of them during his shift, officials said. [Read More…]

ABC News (NEW DELHI) — An American climber along with her British climbing partner have been rescued at an altitude of more than 20,000 feet after becoming stranded in the Himalayas for three days. American [Read More…]

Gali Mir-Tibon speaks with ABC News’ chief national correspondent Matt Gutman. ABC News (TEL AVIV, Israel) — For Israeli husband-and-wife Noam Tibon and Gali Mir-Tibon, Oct. 7, 2023, began like any other day. They went [Read More…]

Ashraf Amra/Anadolu via Getty Images (LONDON) — Israel is marking the first anniversary of Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack as its Lebanon operation continues and leaders consider their response to Iran’s latest long-range missile attack. Hundreds [Read More…]

Abed Rahim Khatib/Anadolu via Getty Images (LONDON) — Smoke and question marks still hang over the devastated Gaza Strip a year after Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack touched off a regional firestorm. The fighting in Gaza [Read More…]

Malcolm P Chapman/Getty Images (BEIRUT) — Nearly one quarter of the Lebanese population has been displaced by Israel’s military campaign there, the country’s caretaker prime minister said. Najib Mikati said 1.2 million people — out [Read More…]

Israeli tanks and APC’s gather by the Israeli – Lebanese border on September 30, 2024. (Erik Marmor/Getty Images) (LONDON) — After nearly a year of bloodshed and upheaval, the return of some 70,000 displaced Israeli [Read More…]