Hostage crisis poses dilemma for Israel and offers a path to victory for Hamas
Over the last five months, Israel has killed thousands of Hamas fighters, destroyed dozens of their tunnels and wreaked unprecedented destruction on the Gaza Strip.
But it still faces...
The UN atomic watchdog’s director arrives in Russia for talks on nuclear safety in...
MOSCOW — The U.N. atomic watchdog agency’s director has arrived in Russia for talks on nuclear safety in Ukraine, where Europe’s largest nuclear power plant is at risk amid fighting.
MH370 disappeared a decade ago. Here’s what we know about one of aviation’s biggest...
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — A decade ago on March 8, a Malaysia Airlines flight vanished without a trace, becoming one of aviation’s biggest mysteries.
Investigators still do not know...
Ukraine claims it has sunk another Russian warship in the Black Sea using high-tech...
Ukraine claimed Tuesday it has sunk another Russian warship in the Black Sea using high-tech sea drones as Kyiv’s forces continue to take aim at targets deep behind the war’s front line. Russian authorities...
Rina Gonoi attends White House ceremony for women of courage award
Rina Gonoi, a former member of Japan's armed forces, attended a White House ceremony on Monday as one of the recipients of an award honoring women who have taken courageous actions to...
Netanyahu leaned on his top rival to help unify Israel. Now, Benny Gantz is...
JERUSALEM — The top political rival of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is meeting with U.S. leaders in Washington this week to discuss the war in Gaza. Benny Gantz is a key member of...
China raises defense budget 7.2% as it pushes for global heft and regional tensions...
BEIJING — China on Tuesday announced a 7.2% increase in its defense budget, which is already the world’s second-highest behind the United States at 1.6 trillion yuan ($222 billion), roughly mirroring the rise of...
China in a surprise announcement says it is eliminating annual press conference by premier
BEIJING — The Chinese government said Monday it is eliminating an annual news conference by the premier that was one of the only times a top Chinese leader took questions from the...
Newly enlarged NATO starts drill in Finland, Norway and Sweden in defense of its...
HELSINKI — NATO will kick off Monday an exercise to defend its newly expanded Nordic territory when more than 20,000 soldiers from 13 nations take part in drills lasting for nearly two...
Japan foreign minister says women’s involvement key to peace efforts
Japan should pursue women's involvement in conflict prevention and peacebuilding efforts as a key foreign policy to further contribute to global peace, Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa said in a recent interview while...