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International mediators are set to hold a new round of talks aimed at halting the war in Gaza and securing the release of scores of hostages

Iran's threat of retaliation against Israel over the assassination of Hamas official Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran last month, drew France and other major world powers into a high-wire act of diplomacy this week.

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Israel's military offensive in the Gaza Strip has killed more than 40,000 Palestinians since October 7, the health ministry in the Hamas-run enclave said Thursday. The grim milestone came as Israeli, US and Egyptian officials gathered in Doha for a new round of peace talks despite Hamas's refusal to take…

The president of New York's Columbia University has resigned, US media reported Wednesday, months after pro-Palestinian protests brought national scrutiny to the institution and just weeks before the start of the new school year.

Peter Dutton rarely uses the phrase social cohesion — because it’s the last thing he wants. His political business model relies on division and poor national security.

Year-long tenure was defined by chaotic response to protests over Israel-Hamas war and resignation of top officials

The opposition leader’s claim arrivals from Gaza aren’t subject to security checks is false. They’re the same as when he was minister

Lebanon's health ministry said Israeli strikes killed three people in the country's south on Wednesday, with Hezbollah announcing two of its fighters among the dead, the latest cross-border violence amid fears of a full-blown regional war.

The president is reversing a ban on selling offensive weapons to Saudi Arabia and advancing taxpayer-funded military aid to Israel.

Islamist group says it won’t ‘negotiate just to negotiate’, raising fears of Iranian attacks on Israel if no deal is agreed