Israeli troops seized control of Gaza’s vital Rafah border crossing on Tuesday in what the White House described as a limited ...

A family of 10 American citizens who were held for years in a Syrian refugee camp and detention center for relatives of ...

A family of ten American citizens who were held for years in a Syrian refugee camp and detention center for relatives of Islamic State militants are now back in the United States, the result of ...

Gaza has entered the “darkest days of a seven-month nightmare” United Nations officials have said, warning that vital aid is ...

Israel has launched an operation on Rafah, Gaza’s southernmost city, and seized control of the Gaza side of the key Rafah border crossing with Egypt ...

Israel and Hamas militants should be able to close the remaining gaps in their positions in order to reach a ceasefire-for-hostages deal in Gaza, the White House ...

Significant dates in Vladimir Putin’s 24 years in power in Russia: Dec. 31, 1999 — In a surprise address to the nation, Russian President Boris Yeltsin announces his resignation and makes Putin, the ...

Israeli tanks seized control of Gaza’s vital Rafah border crossing as Israel brushed off urgent warnings from allies and moved into the southern city.

Families of hostages being held in Gaza called on the United States and other governments with citizens among the captives to pressure Israel to strike a deal with Hamas for their return.

A family of ten American citizens who were held for years in a Syrian refugee camp and detention center for relatives of Islamic State militants are now back in the United States, the result of ...

63% of Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza would prefer Hamas control of Gaza to either the return of Palestinian Authority under Mahmoud Abbas or a “local authority formed by Israel.” At the same ...

The U.S. has brought home 11 of its citizens from camps in northeastern Syria, housing family members of suspected Islamic State militants, officials say.