Chinese New Year celebrates the year of the snake. During this auspicious time, Chinese Christians can take the opportunity ...

The conflict between Israel and Hamas would pause from January 19 as a ceasefire deal was signed between them on Wednesday, bringing a possible end to a devastating 15-month conflict. The hostilities ...

Israel and Hamas have agreed to a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal, the US and mediators Qatar have said. After the Israeli cabinet and government formally approved the agreement, the first ...

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Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Satellite images provide one way to get a sense of the devastating impact of the war on the Gaza Strip ...

Hostages taken by militant group Hamas, which controls Gaza, would be freed in exchange for Palestinian prisoners held by Israel. At a news conference in Doha, Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin ...

Nintendo has finally revealed its new console, Nintendo Switch 2, and we’ve published the first images in a gallery below. In a Nintendo Switch 2 reveal video published on Thursday, the platform ...

Israel Accuses Hamas of Putting Gaza Ceasefire Deal at Risk Palestinian group seeking late concessions, PM’s office says Israel, Hamas had looked set to start pause in 15-month war ...

Israel and Hamas agreed to free dozens of hostages and pause the war in Gaza that’s killed tens of thousands of people in the last 15 months and caused turmoil across the Middle East. A ...

In remarks from the White House, Biden announced that U.S. hostages still in Gaza would be returned home during a 42-day ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. Of the seven Americans held captive in ...

The moods must match. By this standard, the deal between Israel and Hamas is good but not great: Both groups are relishing what they are getting, and choking a bit on what they have given up.

Hamas is a Palestinian armed group and political movement in the Gaza Strip. On 7 October 2023 it attacked Israel, killing about 1,200 people and taking more than 250 hostages. This triggered a ...