Iran War Live Updates: Trump Says Peace Deal Is Near
President Trump said the United States and Iran had “largely negotiated” an agreement, but American and Iranian officials described the …
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President Trump provided few details about the preliminary agreement, which he said was “largely negotiated.”
France Bans Israeli Minister Over Treatment of Detained Flotilla Activists
Itamar Ben-Gvir, the Israeli national security minister, has long drawn criticism for his hard-line statements and harsh policies against Pa…
A Lull in Fighting Gave Time to Bury Their Dead
In the relative calm of the early days of a cease-fire, there were heart-rending scenes as people exhumed their loved ones from temporary gr…
Israeli Strikes Pummel Lebanon, Killing Medics Amid Fragile Truce
Saturday’s strikes damaged a main hospital in the Lebanese city of Tyre, as funerals for paramedics killed a day earlier were held.
At 82, Convicted Leader of Deadly Militant Group Is Freed From Prison
The release of Alexandros Giotopoulos was denounced by relatives of people killed by November 17, a Greek far-left group that was active bet…
Iran and U.S. Officials Signal Progress as Cease-Fire Hangs in Balance
As people across the Middle East braced for the possibility of renewed fighting, officials from both sides said there were signs that they w…
White House Tells Congo’s Soccer Team to Isolate, Citing Ebola Outbreak
The team, now in Belgium, must isolate there for 21 days or risk being denied permission to come to Houston for the World Cup, an official s…
At the Arctic Games, Canada and Greenland vs. Trump Feels Like Its Own Sport
Geopolitics found its way to the podium in Whitehorse as athletes from the circumpolar North competed in sports as mainstream as hockey and …
900 Miles From the Ebola Outbreak, Congo’s Capital Shrugs
Kinshasa residents continue to pack markets, bars and public transportation, despite growing international concern about the spread of the v…
‘A Total Nightmare’: Voices From a Moscow Hit by Ukrainian Drones
Residents who experienced attacks in recent days were shaken deeply by the conflict coming home to the capital region, the seat of the Kreml…
Xi Calls for All-Out Rescue After Coal Mine Explosion Kills at Least 90 in China
The death count rose drastically on Saturday as the Chinese leader, Xi Jinping, called for an investigation and emphasized the need to “ho…