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Israel’s high-level security Cabinet approved a ceasefire and hostage-prisoner exchange deal with Hamas, paving the way for a weeks-long pause starting Sunday to the 15 months of fighting in Gaza.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Iranian counterpart, Masoud Pezeshkian signed a new strategic cooperation pact as the two countries brace for the return of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump to the White House.

Negotiators raced on Thursday to resolve last-minute disputes in a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas that would free hostages and halt the violence that has devastated the Gaza Strip over the past 15 months. The disputes helped delay a critical Israeli vote to approve the deal.

After more than a year of painstaking negotiations, Israel and Hamas agreed Wednesday to a ceasefire deal in the Gaza Strip that, if implemented, would see nearly three dozen Israeli hostages reunited with their families and give hungry and displaced Palestinians a reprieve from months of violence.

Russia will demand Ukraine drastically cut back military ties with the NATO alliance and become a neutral state with a limited army in any talks with incoming U.S. President Donald Trump, according to people familiar with the matter.

SEOUL - South Korean authorities detained President Yoon Suk Yeol Wednesday morning, after he surrendered to “avoid bloodshed” following a dramatic predawn police raid on his official residence.

JERUSALEM – Israel and Hamas on Tuesday edged closer to reaching a ceasefire deal in the Gaza Strip, as officials from both sides, as well as third-country mediators, confirmed that the broad contours of an agreement had been reached but that thorny, round-the-clock talks were underway to hammer out details.

In a last-minute move before he leaves office next week, President Joe Biden removed Cuba from the list of countries that sponsor terrorism, lifted sanctions on companies run by Cuba’s military and again suspended a provision in a law that allows Cuban Americans to seek compensation for confiscated property on the island. The three measures announced Tuesday were described as “unilateral” ...

After battling cancer most of last year, Kate Middleton says she's now in remission. Catherine, Princess of Wales, who confirmed last March that she had cancer after months of speculation about her health and well-being, said Tuesday that she is focused on recovery. "It is a relief to now be in remission and I remain [focused] on recovery," she said in a statement posted on social media. "As ...

Swarms of Ukrainian drones attacked energy and military facilities across central Russia and the Volga region overnight, according to a Ukrainian Security Service official.

Talks between Israeli and Hamas envoys to pause the 15-month war in Gaza are making progress, with negotiations underway to release hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners and deliver a boost to humanitarian aid.

The Kremlin said Friday that President Vladimir Putin is open to a meeting with President-elect Donald Trump after he is sworn in to office on Jan. 20.

Lebanon lawmakers elected army commander Joseph Aoun as the country’s first president in more than two years, picking a U.S.-backed candidate in a sign of Iran’s waning influence in the region.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy made a plea to press on with support for his war effort 11 days before the inauguration of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, who has pledged a swift end to the fighting. “We’ve come such a long way that it would honestly be crazy to drop the ball now and not keep building on the defense coalitions we’ve created,” Zelenskyy said during a meeting of ...

At her daily news conference, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Wednesday displayed a colonial-era map of North America — with much of what later became the United States still shown as part of Mexico.

QALANDIA CAMP, West Bank – The U.N. agency that provides aid and services to millions of Palestinians across the Middle East may soon be forced to end its operations in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, as Israel prepares to enact twin laws banning the organization’s work in Israeli territory and prohibiting contact between its staff and government officials.