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Demonstrators calling for the return of 40 children who are among the roughly 240 hostages believed held by Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip and to mark World Children's Day, during a protest across from UNICEF offices in Tel Aviv, Israel, Monday, Nov. 20, 2023. The hostages, mostly Israeli citizens, were kidnapped during an Oct. 7 Hamas cross-border attack in Israel and have been held in Gaza since then. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

Israel, Hamas Reach Deal to Release 50 Hostages

The foes to swap 50 Israelis held by militants in exchange for some 150 Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails and pauses in fighting.

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Dov Lieber

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Jared Malsin

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TEL AVIV, ISRAEL - OCTOBER 20: A "Shabbat Dinner" table is prepared at the Tel Aviv museum plaza, with 200 empty seats, representing the hostages and missing people on October 20, 2023 in Tel Aviv Israel. As Israel prepares to invade the Gaza Strip in its campaign to vanquish Hamas, the Palestinian militant group that launched a deadly attack in southern Israel on October 7th, worries are growing of a wider war with multiple fronts, including at the country's northern border with Lebanon. Countries have scrambled to evacuate their citizens from Israel, and Israel has begun relocating residents some communities on its northern border. Meanwhile, hundreds of thousands of residents of northern Gaza have fled to the southern part of the territory, following Israel's vow to launch a ground invasion. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Hamas Took More Than 200 Hostages From Israel. Here’s What We Know.

Militants from the Gaza Strip abducted civilians and soldiers in the attack on Israel.

Peter Saidel

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Dov Lieber

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Haitians waiting to board a flight to Nicaragua complain after the government banned all charter flights to Nicaragua, at Toussaint Louverture International Airport in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Monday, Oct. 30, 2023. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph)

U.S. to Restrict Visas of Charter Operators Flying Migrants to Nicaragua

Tens of thousands of Haitians, Cubans and Africans head to the U.S. after arriving in the Central American country.

Juan Montes

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José de Córdoba

6 hours ago

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A TV screen shows an image of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Sept. 28, 2023. Kim called for an exponential increase in production of nuclear weapons and for his country to play a larger role in a coalition of nations confronting the United States in a "new Cold War," state media said Thursday. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

North Korea Launches Suspected Spy Satellite, Following Two Botched Tries

Satellite launches represent a core pursuit of deepening military coordination between North Korea and Russia.

Dasl Yoon

7 hours ago

4 min read

Editorial use only. HANDOUT /NO SALES Mandatory Credit: Photo by RUSSIAN FOREIGN MINISTRY PRESS SERVICE HANDOUT/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock (14111967c) A handout picture made available by Russian Defence ministry press service shows Russia's Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu (C-R) accompanied by Iran's Revolutionary Guards Aerospace Force Commander Amirali Hajizadeh (C-L), examines munitions at the exhibition of the Iranian aerospace industry in Tehran, Iran, 20 September 2023. Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu visited the exhibition of the aerospace forces (AKS) of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) of Iran, which presented the products of the military-industrial complex of the republic. Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu visits Iran, Tehran, Iran Islamic Republic Of - 20 Sep 2023

U.S. Warns Iran Is Weighing Sending Short-Range Missiles to Russia

The U.S. fears Iran is preparing to provide Russia with advanced short-range ballistic missiles for its military campaign in Ukraine, U.S. officials said Tuesday.

Michael R. Gordon

13 hours ago

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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi shakes hands with Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad Al-Maliki before a family photo session at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, China November 20, 2023. REUTERS/Florence Lo/Pool

China Steps Up Support for Palestinian Cause in Challenge to U.S. Mideast Policy

Leader Xi Jinping has unleashed a gust of diplomacy around Gaza, despite limited direct involvement in the region.

Chun Han Wong

17 hours ago

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