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Israeli tanks are positioned on the border with the Gaza Strip on Wednesday.
WORLD
Sep 4, 2025
Israel says expecting 1 million Gazans to flee new offensive
In Jerusalem, hundreds of Israeli protestors took to the streets to call for a truce and hostage release deal after nearly two years of war.
An Israeli Apache helicopter flies over Gaza on Tuesday. Israeli Army Radio said 40,000 reservists would report for duty.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 3, 2025
Thousands of Israeli reservists report for duty as military chief clashes with ministers
Israel's armed forces chief Eyal Zamir said a military thrust into Gaza City would endanger hostages and further strain the already overstretched army.
A boy mourns his father, who was killed in a strike in Jabaliya, Gaza Strip, on May 15. Israel's military action in Gaza has killed about 63,000 people.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 2, 2025
Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, scholars' association says
Israel's Foreign Ministry called the statement disgraceful and "entirely based on Hamas' campaign of lies."
A view of tents sheltering Palestinians displaced by the Israeli military offensive, in Gaza City on Aug. 23.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 1, 2025
Postwar plan sees U.S. administering Gaza for at least a decade: Washington Post
Gaza's population would at least temporarily leave either through "voluntary" departures to another country or into restricted areas within the territory during reconstruction.
An armed Yemeni man chants slogans during a rally in solidarity with Palestinians and in condemnation of Israel and the U.S., in Yemen's Houthi-run capital, Sanaa, on Friday.
WORLD
Sep 1, 2025
Yemen's Houthi rebels detain at least 11 U.N. workers
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for their "immediate and unconditional release."
Israeli troops stand guard during a weekly settlers' tour in Hebron, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, on Saturday.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 1, 2025
Israel mulls West Bank annexation in response Palestine recognition moves
It is unclear where precisely any such measure would be applied and when.
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas speaks during a meeting in Ramallah, in the West Bank, in April.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 30, 2025
U.S. bars Palestinian leader Abbas from U.N. as allies pledge statehood
The U.S. justified its decision by restating that the Palestinian Authority had failed to repudiate extremism while pushing for a Palestinian state.
Mourners react during a funeral for Palestinians killed by Israeli fire at Shifa Hospital, in Gaza City, on Thursday. Israel has previously rejected accusations of genocide in Gaza, citing its right to self-defense.
WORLD
Aug 29, 2025
Hundreds of U.N. staff pressure rights chief to call Gaza a genocide, letter shows
The letter stated the staff consider the legal criteria for genocide in the war in the Gaza Strip have been met, citing the scale, scope and nature of violations documented there.
A malnourished Palestinian child gets a checkup at a medical point run by a local nongovernmental organization affiliated with the primary health care of the Palestinian health ministry in al-Mawasi, in the southern Gaza Strip district of Khan Younis, on Aug. 13.
WORLD
Aug 28, 2025
Starving Gaza children too weak to cry, Save the Children head says
The United Nations officially declared famine in the Gaza Strip on Friday, blaming what it called Israel's systematic obstruction of aid during more than 22 months of war.
Palestinian families flee their homes in areas north of Gaza City on Monday after the Israeli army announced its intention to expand the scope of the military operation and focus on Gaza City.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 28, 2025
Israel ramps up pressure on Gaza City as Trump eyes postwar plan
Israel is under mounting pressure both at home and abroad to end its campaign in Gaza, where the United Nations has declared a famine.
Ezzeldin al-Masri holds equipment used by his brother Hussam al-Masri, a Reuters journalist killed by an Israeli strike on Monday while operating a live video feed at Nasser Hospital, in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, on Tuesday. Five journalists were killed in the strike.
WORLD
Aug 27, 2025
Reuters and AP journalists killed in Gaza strike weren't targets, Israel says
The Monday Israeli strike on Nasser hospital killed at least 20 people including the two journalists, as well as three others who worked for Al Jazeera and other outlets.
A journalist holds the blood-covered camera of Palestinian photojournalist Mariam Dagga, who was killed during an Israeli strike on Nasser hospital in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, during her funeral on Monday.
WORLD
Aug 26, 2025
Israel hits Gaza hospital, killing at least 20 people, including five journalists
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said Israel deeply regretted what he called a "tragic mishap."
Palestinian women and girls elbow their way to receive cooked rice from charity kitchen in Gaza City, in the Gaza Strip, on Saturday.
WORLD
Aug 24, 2025
'Far too late': Palestinians despair after U.N. declares famine in Gaza
The U.N. officially declared a famine in Gaza on Friday, blaming the "systematic obstruction" of aid by Israel during more than 22 months of war.
A boy walks with a canister as Palestinians displaced by the Israeli military offensive take shelter in tents in Gaza City on Friday.
WORLD
Aug 22, 2025
U.N. declares famine in Gaza, placing blame on Israel
Israel denied there was a famine, saying the report was "based on Hamas lies laundered through organizations with vested interests."
Displaced Palestinian women fleeing the northern Gaza Strip ride with their belongings as they head south, in Gaza City, on Thursday.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 22, 2025
Netanyahu says Israel to resume Gaza negotiations to end war and free hostages
The statement is the Israeli prime minister's first response to a temporary ceasefire proposal put forward by Egypt and Qatar that Hamas has accepted.
An Israeli tank on the Israeli side of the border with Gaza on Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 21, 2025
With moves on West Bank and Gaza City, Israel defies global outcry
The developments raised questions about whether the new ceasefire proposal could move forward.
Israeli women take part in a protest demanding the end of the war in the Gaza Strip near Kibbutz Nahal Oz, close to the Israeli border with Gaza, on Aug. 10.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 20, 2025
As Netanyahu expands Gaza war, some reservists grow more disillusioned
They accuse the government — the most far-right administration in Israel's history — of perpetuating the war for political reasons.
The sun sets over Gaza on Tuesday, as seen from the Israeli side of the border between Gaza and Israel. Mediators Egypt and Qatar have been pushing proposals to restart indirect talks between the sides on a U.S.-backed ceasefire plan.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 20, 2025
Israel weighs Hamas offer of 60-day Gaza truce and hostage release
Efforts to pause the fighting gained new momentum over the past week after Israel announced plans to seize control of Gaza City at the heart of the Palestinian enclave.
A Palestinian child in need of medical treatment is evacuated through the King Hussein Bridge crossing in Jordan on March 4.
WORLD
Aug 19, 2025
U.S. charity says halt in visitor visas for Gazans will harm wounded kids
The U.S. State Department said it was stopping all visitor visas for Gazans while it conducted "a full and thorough" review.
An Israeli tank maneuvers on the Israeli side of the border with the Gaza Strip on Monday.
WORLD
Aug 19, 2025
Hamas agrees to Gaza truce deal proposed by Egypt and Qatar
The proposal would see Hamas release half of the hostages it still holds in return for the freeing of Palestinian prisoners and a partial withdrawal of Israeli troops.
Surrounded by Chinese bases, a tiny Philippine island stands firm
A Philippine Navy sailor looks at a China Coast Guard vessel just off the coast of Pag-asa Island in the disputed South China Sea last month.
Anger in Japan after Instagrammer drinks burial site offering
Foreign tourists visit a park near the Imperial Palace in Tokyo in August.
Tamagotchi hatches 100 million shipments worldwide thanks to ’90s nostalgia
The latest version of Tamagotchi, called Tamagotchi Paradise, is awarded the best digital toy at Tokyo Toy Show on Aug. 28.
Musk voices support for anti-immigration rally in Japan
Elon Musk has voiced support for anti-immigration protest in Japan, where a "Japanese First" party saw gains in recent elections.
Japan Post ordered to suspend delivery vans at 100 post offices
Japan Post has been under investigation by the transport ministry since it was revealed that improper alcohol and health checks were widespread across the company.
Xi — joined by Kim and Putin — delivers stark warning at military parade
Chinese leader Xi Jinping walks with Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un before a military parade marking the 80th anniversary of victory over Japan and the end of World War II, in Beijing on Wednesday.
Tamagotchi hatches 100 million shipments worldwide thanks to ’90s nostalgia
The latest version of Tamagotchi, called Tamagotchi Paradise, is awarded the best digital toy at Tokyo Toy Show on Aug. 28.
Why Stalin didn’t invade Hokkaido still largely unknown, 80 years after WWII
During a survey to collect the remains of victims from the Taito Maru, one of the vessels involved in the Three Ships Incident, a metal helmet was found near the stern of the vessel on Aug. 5, 1984, at Rumoi Port. No human remains were discovered.
More sweltering days forecast for September after hottest summer on record
By the end of August, 8,341 people had been transported by ambulance for heatstroke in Tokyo alone.
Surrounded by Chinese bases, a tiny Philippine island stands firm
A Philippine Navy sailor looks at a China Coast Guard vessel just off the coast of Pag-asa Island in the disputed South China Sea last month.

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