On the eve of his historic return to the White House, Trump helped broker the ceasefire between Hamas and Israel that has allowed many of the Israeli (and American) hostages who were kidnapped by Hamas on October 7 to be returned. If the deal holds, more will be released over time.

“Hamas and Putin represent different threats,” Biden said, referring to the Russian president who launched an invasion of Ukraine last year. “But they share this in common. They both want to ...

Concerns persist over recent and potential conflicts in the Middle East, the Russia-Ukraine war and potential conflagrations in Asia.

Former U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is preparing to write a tell-all book about the Biden era diplomacy.

Antony Blinken has a book deal that promises a look at Biden administration responses to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the war in Gaza and other crises.

Israel suspended the release of Palestinian prisoners. This decision was made because of the chaos during the transfer of Israeli hostages to the Red Cross, The Times of Israel reports. The Israeli Prisons Authority has been instructed by the authorities to halt the release of Palestinian prisoners as part of today's exchange with

Nada, who had escaped Gaza with her wounded father, Thabet, almost a year ago, was desperate to go back to see her mother and five siblings who have been living in a small garage since their house in Gaza City was destroyed in December, 2023. They will leave the moment the Rafah crossing, on the Egyptian border, is opened by Israel and Egypt.

Hamas is set to free three more Israeli hostages as well as five Thai captives, and Israel is to release another 110 Palestinian prisoners.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed 15 months ago that Israel would achieve “total victory” in the war in Gaza — by eradicating Hamas and freeing all the hostages.

Welcome back to another edition of My Take 5, your weekly round-up of top international news. Last week was dominated by Trump, Trump & Trump. Not surprising given that the 47th US President has returned with a bang and promised to shake things up.