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Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan (right) and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz at a news conference at the Presidential Palace in Ankara on Thursday. Erdogan criticized Germany over what he said was its ignorance of Israel’s “genocide” and attacks in the Gaza Strip at the news conference.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 31, 2025
Turkey's Erdogan to Merz: Does Germany not see Israeli ‘genocide’ in Gaza?
The Turkish president criticized Germany over what he said was its ignorance at a joint news conference with the German chancellor.
Red Cross transports the body of a deceased Israeli hostage as part of a ceasefire deal between Hamas and Israel, in Deir Al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip, on Thursday.
WORLD
Oct 31, 2025
Hamas hands over bodies of two Israeli hostages
The bodies of hostages Amiram Cooper and Sahar Baruch were returned to Israel for burial after an identification process was completed.
A boy sits amid the rubble of a house destroyed in an Israeli strike in Nuseirat, in the Gaza Strip, on Wednesday.
WORLD
Oct 30, 2025
Israeli army says ceasefire in Gaza resumed after strikes
The flare-up in hostilities on Tuesday was one of the worst since Israel and Hamas signed a truce in mid-October.
A Palestinian man reacts next to the body of a man, who according to medics was killed in an Israeli strike, at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 29, 2025
Israel strikes Gaza after accusing Hamas of violating U.S.-brokered ceasefire
The development is the latest test of the fragile deal brokered earlier this month.
Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip on Oct. 12. Potentially as many as 10,000 Palestinians are unaccounted for and presumed dead, but in the devastation left by two years of war, with entire districts bombed or bulldozed into rubble, no one knows for sure.
WORLD
Oct 28, 2025
For Gazans buried in rubble or unmarked graves, a last indignity
There are potentially as many as 10,000 Palestinians unaccounted for and presumed dead, though in the devastation left by two years of war, no one knows for sure.
Beirut's skyline as seen from Mansourieh, Lebanon. The Israeli army still occupies five positions in southern Lebanon and continues to carry out strikes on Lebanese territory, claiming to target Hezbollah.
WORLD
Oct 28, 2025
U.N. and France slam Israel after attack on U.N. peacekeepers in Lebanon
The incident "shows disregard for safety and security of the peacekeepers implementing Security Council mandated tasks in southern Lebanon," the U.N. peacekeeping force said.
Destroyed buildings and razed land in Gaza City on Oct. 19
WORLD / Politics
Oct 27, 2025
Trump’s push for Gulf to pay for rebuilding Gaza faces hurdles
Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have specific reservations about providing financing for reconstruction.
A drone view shows tents used by displaced Palestinians amid destroyed buildings following the withdrawal of the Israeli forces from the area in Gaza City on Friday.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 27, 2025
Netanyahu says Israel decides which foreign troops will secure Gaza ceasefire
Last week Netanyahu hinted that he would be opposed to any role for Turkish security forces in Gaza.
A member of the Israeli force stands guard as the Israeli forces block Palestinians and foreign activists from accessing olive trees during the olive harvest, near Hebron, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, on Thursday.
WORLD
Oct 24, 2025
U.S. pressures Israel on West Bank as Rubio voices confidence in Gaza truce
Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned before his arrival in Israel that the annexation moves were "threatening" to the fragile ceasefire in Gaza.
Palestinians seek aid supplies from the U.S.-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation in the central Gaza Strip in August. U.N. and aid groups have questioned the neutrality of the foundation.
WORLD
Oct 24, 2025
U.S. mulls Gaza aid plan that would replace controversial GHF aid operation
Washington is seeking to facilitate having more deliveries of assistance in the Palestinian enclave under a fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.
An unexploded missile fired by an Israeli aircraft lies among rubble in the northern Gaza Strip.
WORLD
Oct 24, 2025
Clearing Gaza's surface of bombs will take up to 30 years, aid group says
"If you're looking at a full clearance, it's never happening, it's subterranean. We will find it for generations to come," said Nick Orr of Humanity & Inclusion, however.
Hamas conducts a public hostage handover ceremony in Nuseirat, in the central Gaza Strip, in February.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 23, 2025
The Gaza peace plan will fail without American troops
Trump has been clear that he is not enthusiastic about overseas troop deployments in general — and the use of U.S. boots on the ground in Gaza may be a bridge too far.
An Israeli flag flutters near apartments in the Israeli settlement of Maale Adumim in the West Bank on Aug. 16, 2020.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 23, 2025
Israel's parliament gives initial nod to occupied West Bank annexation
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party did not support the bill put forth by lawmakers outside his ruling coalition.
U.S. President Donald Trump welcomes Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the White House in Washington on Sept. 25.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 22, 2025
Erdogan turns Trump's Gaza deal into a power play for Turkey
Initially resistant to Trump's ultimatum, Hamas leaders relented only when Turkey, a country they view as a political patron, urged them to agree to the plan.
A member of the civil defense walks next to a fire truck as the team searches for bodies trapped under the rubble of destroyed buildings, amid a severe lack of equipment and capabilities needed to recover the victims, according to Palestinian Civil Defense, in Gaza City on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 22, 2025
Trump threatens Hamas amid push toward next steps of Gaza truce
With the existing truce already shaky, the U.S. and mediators Egypt, Qatar and Turkey are trying to move toward the far more complicated second phase of talks.
Palestinians stand near a burning car reportedly set alight by Israeli settlers attempting to disrupt them harvesting olives near the occupied West Bank village of Turmos Ayya near Ramallah on Sunday.
WORLD
Oct 22, 2025
Israeli settler violence skyrockets in West Bank amid olive harvest, U.N. says
While the nearby Gaza Strip has been engulfed by war over the last two years, the West Bank has seen a steady rise in violence.
A displaced Palestinian girl carries water containers in Gaza City on Monday. Israel and Hamas have both recommitted to a ceasefire plan since Sunday's flare-up in which a Palestinian attack that killed two soldiers prompted an Israeli bombardment killing at least 28 people in Gaza.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 21, 2025
U.S. steps up diplomacy after Gaza truce shaken
The weekend violence reflected the stumbling blocks to keeping the long-sought ceasefire from unraveling and securing a lasting peace in Gaza.
People take part in a demonstration at Hostages Square in Tel Aviv on Saturday, calling for the release of all the bodies of hostages held in Gaza by the Palestinian militant group Hamas.
WORLD
Oct 20, 2025
Relatives of Gaza hostages recount dire conditions in captivity
One former hostage's mother said her son had been flogged and beaten between April and July "with objects I won't even mention."
Smoke billows following an Israeli strike that targeted a building in the Al-Bureij refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip on Sunday.
WORLD
Oct 20, 2025
Israel says halting Gaza strikes after accusing Hamas of violating truce
An Israeli security official also said the country was suspending the entry of aid into Gaza due to ceasefire violations.
Trucks carrying humanitarian aid and fuel line up at the crossing into the Gaza Strip at the Rafah border on the Egypt side, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, in Rafah, Egypt, on Friday.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 19, 2025
Border crossing to stay closed, Israel says, as U.S. alleges Hamas ceasefire violation
Its reopening will depend on Hamas handing over bodies of deceased hostages as the two sides continued to trade blame over ceasefire violations.
Inside Tokyo's 'phantom' stations — and the stories they tell
Mamoru Iwai, stationmaster of Keisei Ueno Station, says that, other than earthquake-proofing, the former Hakubutsukan-Dobutsuen (Museum-Zoo) Station has remained untouched.
Trump trims fentanyl-linked China tariffs after 'amazing' Xi meeting
U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping greet each other as they arrive for talks at the Gimhae Air Base, next to the Gimhae International Airport in Busan, South Korea, on Thursday.
Japanese and South Korean leaders agree to boost ties in first meeting
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi shakes hands with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung ahead of their talks at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum summit in Gyeongju, South Korea, on Thursday.
Takaichi and Xi reaffirm pledge in first meet to pursue ‘mutually beneficial’ ties
A screenshot from Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's X account shows Takaichi exchanging greetings with Chinese President Xi Jinping ahead of an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit meeting in Gyeongju, South Korea, on Friday.　
Japan’s government ramps up bear control efforts amid rise in attacks
A bear roams around a field in the town of Kuzumaki, Iwate Prefecture, on Oct. 12.
Oasis returns to Japan after 16 years — and fans can still sing every word
Liam Gallagher commanded the stage with effortless charisma during Oasis' Tokyo Dome set on Saturday.
At Japan Mobility Show, BYD gears up to conquer Japan's EV market
BYD Auto Japan President Atsuki Tofukuji unveils the Racco at the Japan Mobility Show in Tokyo on Wednesday.
Oasis returns to Tokyo: Rain, rapture and rock
Fans wait to get into the Oasis show at Tokyo Dome on Saturday. While lining up in the rain, some broke into impromptu versions of the British rock group's hits.
Kyushu banzuke sets the stage to cement 2025’s sumo narratives
Onosato ahead of his bout against Aonishiki at The Grand Sumo Tournament at the Royal Albert Hall in London on Oct. 18
Tokyo Film Festival opens with global stars and a spotlight on Asian storytelling
Director Junji Sakamoto (left) walked the Tokyo International Film Festival red carpet with Sayuri Yoshinaga (center) and Non (right), who both play mountaineer Junko Tabei, the first woman to summit Mount Everest, in the biopic "Climbing for Life."

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