Three years after the deadliest single day in Israel’s history, the country marked the somber occasion with a series of ceremonies, memorials and protests at more than 400 locations.

Today marks three years since the 7 October attacks, when Hamas-led militants launched air and ground attacks on Israel, killing about 1,200 people and taking 251 hostages.

In addition to Wednesday’s events, the city of Beverly Hills is also developing a permanent Oct. 7 memorial outside the Beverly Hills Public Library.

Israel marked the third anniversary of Hamas’ October 7 attack on Wednesday with silent tributes, new strikes on Gaza and intense political debate, weeks before elections in which the country’s deadliest day will be front and centre.

Okinawa prefectural police said they arrested Devin Jacob Ballard, 20, who is stationed at Futenma Air Station, on suspicion of strangling Anna Yagi, 39, at a hotel in the islands

A US Marine was arrested Sunday on suspicion of murder and robbery after a woman’s body was discovered in a hotel room in Okinawa, prompting outrage across Japan, with the local governor saying the incident showed the US efforts to maintain discipline among its troops were “completely ineffective.”

The governor of the southern Japanese island of Okinawa has demanded that the central government do more to ensure discipline among U.S. troops on the southern island following the arrest of a U.S. Ma

For many locals on this island, the arrest has brought decades of frustration back to the fore.

Hundreds of thousands of people have taken to the streets across France, as a wave of protests by high-school pupils spread to their parents, university students and unions. There was less violence than in previous days,

Protesting pupils blockaded their high schools again Tuesday, a day of planned demonstrations that will test the resilience and energy of a weeks-old nationwide movement demanding more resources for the school system.

PARIS — Police fired tear gas and water cannons at protesters blockading high schools across France on Tuesday, as tens of thousands of students, parents and teachers took to the streets to demand more funding for the public school system.

Tens of thousands of demonstrators marched in cities across France on Tuesday in support of protests by school pupils demanding more education funding, increasing pressure on the government of outgoing President Emmanuel Macron.

The two have yet to agree on the terms of a deal that would see Hamas lay down its weapons in exchange for Israeli troop withdrawals. Israel says it will not pull back until Hamas

It’s perhaps the most dramatic wound inflicted on the Gaza Strip by Israel’s military campaign over the past three years: the city of Rafah, once home to a quarter million people, has been erased. Satellite imagery shows the Israeli military has systematically razed the southern city and other towns and districts to the ground and in some places ploughed away the rubble.

Israelis mark three years since Hamas' Oct. 7 attack with memorials at homes, roadsides and the Nova festival site, as voters prepare to channel anger and frustration

Wednesday marks three years since the Oct. 7 Hamas-led attack on Israel. The big picture: Militants killed about 1,200 people and abducted 251. Israel responded with a military campaign that has killed an estimated 74,000 Palestinians, according to Gaza's Health Ministry. South Florida's Jewish community is commemorating the Oct. 7 attacks with remembrance events. The Holocaust Memorial Miami Beach is organizing a day of remembrance with a...

"There is ‌updated intelligence indicating that ⁠Russia ⁠is preparing a massive attack," Zelenskiy said in ​his nightly video address. "Ukrainian services and our air force are ready ​to respond to the extent permitted ⁠by our ⁠available means of ⁠defence.

The Ukrainian capital Kiev came under renewed attack early on Wednesday, hours after President Volodymyr Zelensky warned of a new major Russian assault. Russia launched a massive missile and drone

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned that intelligence indicates Russia is preparing a massive attack and urged people to heed air-raid alerts. He said Ukraine is preparing defenses but needs more air-defense weapons from international partners,

Russia has attacked Ukraine's capital with ballistic missiles, killing two people and damaging civilian infrastructure

Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen are claiming new attacks on military facilities and airports in Saudi Arabia

Yemeni government says one of the missiles hit Aden airport’s runway minutes before a flight from Cairo was due to land.

Houthi forces launched ballistic missiles and explosive drones at Aden International Airport early Wednesday as fighting intensified between the Iran-aligned group and Yemens Saudi-backed government.

The offensive on the district of al-Waziiya in Taiz governorate on Tuesday came as Saudi Arabia, which backs Yemen's government, intercepted a Houthi ballistic missile targeting the city of Khamis Mushait.