Australian minister credits improved relations with China for the release of a detained journalist
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s Foreign Minister Penny Wong on Thursday credited improved relations with China for the return home this week of an...
Japan’s government will ask court to revoke legal status of Unification Church
TOKYO (AP) — Japan's government said Thursday it would ask a court to revoke the legal status of the Unification Church after former Prime...
As strikes devastate Gaza, Israel says it’s preparing for possible ground assault
JERUSALEM (AP) — Palestinians in Gaza lined up outside bakeries on Thursday after spending the night in pitch darkness surrounded by the ruins of...
IMF and World Bank are urged to boost funding for African nations facing conflict...
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Many poor countries in Africa face the harshest effects of climate change: severe droughts, vicious heat and dry land, but...
Live updates | Day 6 of the latest Israel-Palestinian war
The Israeli government is under intense public pressure Thursday to topple Hamas after its militants stormed through a border fence Saturday and killed hundreds...
The US is moving quickly to boost Israel’s military. A look at what assistance...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Within hours of the horrific attack by Hamas, the U.S. began moving warships and aircraft to the region to be ready...
US aircraft carrier arrives in South Korea as North’s leader Kim exchanges messages with...
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A U.S. nuclear-powered aircraft carrier arrived in South Korea on Thursday in a demonstration of strength against North Korea,...
His parents shielded him from gunfire as Hamas attacked. He survived. They did not
An Israeli-American teenager survived a siege on his home by Hamas attackers over the weekend after his parents shielded him from the gunfire but...
Families in Israel and abroad wait in agony for word of their loved ones...
TEL AVIV (AP) — One of those taken hostage is a grandmother who learned Arabic in hopes of building bridges with her neighbors. Others...
Gaza is tiny and watched closely by Israel. But rescuing hostages there would be...
JERUSALEM (AP) — The Hamas-run Gaza Strip is a tiny enclave, measuring 25 miles long and no more than 7 miles wide, surveilled continually...