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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.
Iran's national flag flies over the Iranian embassy in Canberra on Tuesday, the day Australia's government said it is expelling Iran's ambassador, accusing the country of being behind antisemitic attacks in Melbourne and Sydney.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 26, 2025
Australia expels Iranian ambassador over antisemitic attacks
Australian intelligence services reached the "deeply disturbing conclusion" that Iran directed at least two arsons, in Melbourne and Sydney.
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."
A fireball rises from the site of an Israeli airstrike in Sanaa, Yemen, on Sunday.
WORLD
Aug 25, 2025
Israel strikes Houthi military sites in retaliatory attacks
The Houthis are acting in solidarity with Palestinians and previously said they would continue to attack Israel until the war in Gaza with Hamas ends.
U.S. President Donald Trump, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Vice President JD Vance meet Democratic Republic of the Congo Foreign Minister Therese Kayikwamba Wagner  (far right) and Rwanda Foreign Minister Olivier Nduhungirehe (far left) in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on June 27.
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Aug 24, 2025
Trump’s count of wars he’s ‘settled’ remains a matter of dispute
Looking to bolster his legacy as a global peacemaker, Donald Trump has boasted often in recent days that he’s ended at least six wars.
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.
Left: Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shibani attends a regional forum in Mecca earlier this year. Right: Israeli Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer attends a special session of the Knesset in Jerusalem, in 2022.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 20, 2025
Syrian and Israeli diplomats met in Paris to discuss 'de-escalation,' report says
The attempt at diplomacy comes amid tensions as Israel has occupied territory and hit targets across Syria.
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.
Protesters shout slogans and hold photos of hostages during a demonstration calling for a hostages deal on Sunday in Tel Aviv.
WORLD
Aug 18, 2025
Anti-war protests erupt in Israel ahead of Gaza City operation
Organizers said that as many as half a million people attended the main rally at Tel Aviv’s "hostage square” in the evening, a massive turnout by Israeli standards.
An Israeli tank maneuvers near Gaza City as seen from Israeli side of the border on Saturday.
WORLD
Aug 17, 2025
Israeli military prepares to relocate residents to southern Gaza
Gaza residents will be provided with tents and other gear as they are moved from combat zones to the south of the enclave "to ensure their safety," the Israeli military said.
Laura Loomer, an influential far-right supporter of U.S. President Donald Trump, on Capitol Hill in Washington in June
WORLD
Aug 17, 2025
U.S. suspends visas for Gazans after far-right influencer posts
The announcement came one day after a series of furious social media posts by Laura Loomer.
Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich speaks at a news conference regarding the E1 settlement scheme, near the Israeli settlement of Maale Adumim in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, on Thursday.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 15, 2025
Far-right Israeli minister announces plan to 'bury' idea of Palestinian state
The Palestinian government, allies and campaign groups have condemned the plan to divide the West Bank and cut it off from East Jerusalem, calling it illegal.
Smoke rises after an Israeli airstrike in north Gaza on Tuesday
WORLD
Aug 14, 2025
Israel pounds Gaza City, with 123 dead in last 24 hours
The 24-hour death toll was the worst in a week and added to the massive fatalities from the nearly two-year war.
Humanitarian aid waits to be delivered to Gaza, at a logistics site run by the Egyptian Red Crescent outside Arish, Egypt, on Monday.
WORLD
Aug 14, 2025
Turned back from Gaza, aid shipments languish in warehouses and on roadsides
Shipments are rejected for a host of reasons, ranging from minor paperwork issues to concerns over possible dual military use for some of the goods.

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