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Pressure built for a Gaza ceasefire to be agreed at talks set to resume Thursday in Qatar to avert a wider war involving Iran, after months of fighting between Israel and Hamas militants.

UN human rights chief laments death toll; David Lammy reportedly set to meet Benjamin Netanyahu in attempt to ease Middle East tensions

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Israel's military offensive in the Gaza Strip has killed more than 40,000 Palestinians since October 7, the health ministry in the Hamas-run enclave said Thursday. The grim milestone came as Israeli, US and Egyptian officials gathered in Doha for a new round of peace talks despite Hamas's refusal to take…

The president of New York's Columbia University has resigned, US media reported Wednesday, months after pro-Palestinian protests brought national scrutiny to the institution and just weeks before the start of the new school year.

Year-long tenure was defined by chaotic response to protests over Israel-Hamas war and resignation of top officials

The opposition leader’s claim arrivals from Gaza aren’t subject to security checks is false. They’re the same as when he was minister

Lebanon's health ministry said Israeli strikes killed three people in the country's south on Wednesday, with Hezbollah announcing two of its fighters among the dead, the latest cross-border violence amid fears of a full-blown regional war.

The president is reversing a ban on selling offensive weapons to Saudi Arabia and advancing taxpayer-funded military aid to Israel.