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Features Demonstrators light mobile phones flashlights during the "All eyes on Gaza" rally in Berlin, Germany, September 27, 2025. (Reuters)

Pressure Grows on Germany over Rigid Support for Israel 

Pressure is building on Germany to join steps to sanction Israel over the Gaza war, sparking heated debate in a country that has long been at pains to atone…

Features  An employee of the Norwegian Nobel Institute holds a replica of a Nobel Peace Medal in the Institute in Oslo, Norway, September 9, 2025. (Reuters)

How Is the Nobel Peace Prize Decided? 

The winner of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize will be announced on October 10. Here is a look at how the award works: WHO DECIDES? The Norwegian Nobel Committee…

Features Iranians walk past shops at the Grand Bazaar in Tehran on September 27, 2025. (AFP)

Iran’s Clerical Leaders Face Existential Crisis amid Nuclear Deadlock

Iran’s clerical rulers face one of their gravest crises since the 1979 revolution, caught between growing discontent at home and a stalled nuclear deal that…

Features This photo provided by American nurse Andee Vaughan, shows Vaughan attending to a wounded child at the Al-Quds Hospital in Gaza City on Aug. 10, 2025. (Courtesy Andee Vaughan via AP)

An American Nurse in Gaza City Films a Hospital’s Collapse as Israeli Forces Surround It

As Israeli troops bear down, the health care system in Gaza City is coming under fire and being pushed toward collapse. Nearly two weeks into Israel’s latest…

Features Members of the UN Security Council vote in favor of a resolution that would permanently lift UN sanctions on Iran at the UN headquarters in New York City, US, September 19, 2025. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz

Long, Fraught Timeline of Iran Nuclear Tensions

The United Nations reimposed nuclear sanctions on Iran Sunday, putting new pressure on Tehran's ailing economy as tensions remain high in the wider Mideast…

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Features Two women walk past a huge banner showing the late commander of the Iran's Revolutionary Guard expeditionary Quds Force, Gen. Qassem Soleimani, who was killed in a US drone attack in 2020, and two late Hezbollah leaders Hassan Nasrallah, center, and Hashem Safieddine, who were killed in Israeli airstrikes in 2024, at the Enqelab-e-Eslami (Islamic Revolution) square, in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025.  (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

A Hungrier, Poorer and More Anxious Iran awaits 'Snapback' of UN Sanctions over its Nuclear Program

As Iran's ailing economy braced Saturday for the reimposition of United Nations sanctions over its nuclear program, it is ordinary people who increasingly find…

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Features A man holds an Israeli flag as Pro-Palestinian protesters march through Manhattan near the United Nations as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the United Nations (UN) General Assembly during the 80th session of the annual event on September 26, 2025, in New York. (Getty Images/AFP)

New 'Messianic' Israeli Security Chief Said to Oppose Gaza Truce

David Zini is the new head of Israel's domestic security agency whose hardline views and alleged opposition to a Gaza ceasefire have earned him criticism from…

Features  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at UN headquarters in New York City, US, September 26, 2025. (Reuters)

Netanyahu Again Turns to Props and Visual Aids as He Fends off Critics at the UN

In his speeches to the United Nations when world leaders gather, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has quite the history of turning to props and visual aids to…

Features (FILES) An activist waves the Palestinian flag as a boat carrying Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg and activists, part of a civilian flotilla aiming at breaking the Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip, leaves the port of Barcelona on August 31, 2025. (Photo by Lluis GENE / AFP)

What to Know about the International Flotilla Seeking to Break Israel's Blockade of Gaza

Spain and Italy say they are sending navy ships to where a flotilla of boats carrying activists seeking to break Israel’s blockade of Gaza is sailing, after…

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Features  This satellite photo provided by Planet Labs PBC shows Iran's Shahroud solid propellant plant outside of Shahroud, Iran, after an Israeli attack on June 25, 2025. (Planet Labs PBC via AP)

Fearing Another War with Israel, Iran Begins Rebuilding Missile Sites, but Key Component Is Missing

Iran has begun rebuilding missile-production sites targeted by Israel during its 12-day war in June, satellite images analyzed by The Associated Press show,…

Features This picture shows a damaged building at the site of an overnight Israeli airstrike that targeted a branch of the Al-Qard al-Hassan finance group in the southern city of Tyre on October 21, 2024, amid the war between Israel and Hezbollah. (AFP)

Hezbollah Weakened But Financially Resilient a Year After Israel War 

One year after a devastating war with Israel dealt massive blows to Lebanon's Hezbollah, the Iran-backed party is still managing to pay its fighters and fund…

Features The Danish police are seen at Copenhagen Airport, in Kastrup near Copenhagen, on September 22, 2025. (AFP)

Drones, Systems Hack Test Europe’s Aviation Security Defenses 

A hack hitting major airports across Europe followed by drone incursions in Copenhagen and Oslo are testing the weak spots of the region's aviation…

Features FILED - 03 April 2025, Belgium, Brussels: A NATO flag flies in the wind in front of the NATO headquarters in Brussels. Photo: Anna Ross/dpa

Explaining NATO's Article 4 as Estonia Seeks Consultations over Russian Airspace Violation

NATO allies on Tuesday will hold formal consultations at Estonia's request after the Baltic country said that three Russian fighter jets entered its airspace…

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Features A Palestinian Bedouin walks up a hill, as the communities of Jabal Al-Baba faces displacement due to plans to build a new Israeli settlement near the E1 road, in Jabal Al-Baba in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, September 17, 2025. REUTERS/Ammar Awad

Bedouin Face Eviction as Israeli Settlement Spreads Near Jerusalem

The land available to Atallah al-Jahalin’s Bedouin community for grazing livestock near Jerusalem has steadily shrunk, as expanding Jewish settlements on…

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Features This shows Iran's nuclear enrichment facility in Natanz, Iran, on April, 9, 2007. (AP)

What to Know About Iran’s Nuclear Program as UN ‘Snapback’ Sanctions Deadline Draws Closer 

A 30-day window to stop the reimposition of United Nations sanctions on Iran is closing, likely meaning Tehran will face new pressure on its ailing economy as…

Features French President Emmanuel Macron shakes hands after his visit to Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral ahead of Local Heritage Days to celebrate the reopening of the cathedral's Towers to visitors in Paris, France, 19 September 2025. (Reuters)

Macron Takes Risk with Palestinian Statehood Recognition

French President Emmanuel Macron scored a major diplomatic coup by declaring his intention to recognize a Palestinian state but the move risks being followed…

Features Amputes, many wounded by fighting in the region, exercise at an orthopedic center run by the Catholic church and supported by Red Cross in Goma, eastern Congo, Friday, Aug. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa)

On the Front Line of Congo’s Conflict, a Trauma Center Tells a Story of Horror and Survival

In a sunlit rehabilitation room, Jerome Jean Claude Amani offers a faint smile. For the first time since losing his wife and children to a rebel attack in…

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Features A displaced Palestinian boy, fleeing northern Gaza due to an Israeli military operation, sits atop belongings as he moves southward after Israeli forces ordered residents of Gaza City to evacuate to the south, in the central Gaza Strip September 17, 2025. (Reuters)

Gaza Genocide Accusations: Israel In the Dock 

After United Nations investigators accused Israel of committing genocide in Gaza, what charges do the country and its leaders face in international courts, and…

Features A reporter takes a video over the Scarborough Shoal in the disputed South China Sea on February 16, 2024. (AFP)

What Is the Scarborough Shoal and What Is China Planning There? 

China's coast guard said it had taken "control measures" in intercepting Philippine vessels at the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea, site of…

Features Muhammad Abu Dakha, a 31-year-old Palestinian from Gaza, takes a selfie at the train station in Brussels, Belgium August 25, 2025. (Muhammad Abu Dakha/Handout via Reuters)

From Gaza to Europe, via Jet Ski: Muhammad Abu Dakha’s Daring Escape Story 

It took more than a year, several thousand dollars, ingenuity, setbacks and a jet ski: this is how Muhammad Abu Dakha, a 31-year-old Palestinian, managed to…

Features Britain's Prince Charles, Prince of Wales (2nd R) and Britain's Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall (R) meet US President Donald Trump (2nd L) and US First Lady Melania Trump (L) pose for a photograph at Clarence House in central London on December 3, 2019, ahead of the NATO alliance summit. (AFP)

As King Charles Hosts Trump, What Do UK State Visits Entail? 

US President Donald Trump arrives in the UK late Tuesday for a state visit with his wife, Melania -- a rare privilege made at the invitation of King Charles…

Features Qatar's Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani addresses to delegates during an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council, following an Israeli attack on Hamas leaders in Doha, Qatar, at UN headquarters in New York City, US, September 11, 2025. (Reuters)

Israeli Assessment: Doha Strike Costs Outweigh Any Gains

Israel continues to assess the consequences of Tuesday’s failed strike on Hamas leaders in the Qatari capital, Doha, with officials and analysts concluding…

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Features Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses his supporters during a meeting in Istanbul, Türkiye, September 13, 2025. (Reuters)

Türkiye Wary of Israeli Threat Following Airstrike on Hamas in Qatar

An Israeli strike on a meeting of Hamas officials in Qatar has cast a cloud of growing concern across Türkiye that it could be the next target. Turkish…

Features This photo released by the Utah Governor’s Office on Friday, Sept. 12, 2025 shows Tyler Robinson. (Utah Governor’s Office via AP)

Man Arrested in Charlie Kirk's Killing Had No Known Criminal History, Had Become 'More Political'

The family of the young Utah man accused of shooting Charlie Kirk told authorities he had recently become “more political” and recounted a dinner table…

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