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The Director of the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and his Israeli counterpart are to meet with Qatari officials to broker a potential second deal to secure the release of captives being held in Gaza and a pause in hostilities. The…

Members of the International Press Institute (IPI) global Executive Board, including Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Ressa, have issued a  joint statement calling on Israel to halt the killing of journalists in Gaza following the deaths of…

Alabama has executed convicted murderer Kenneth Eugene Smith with nitrogen gas, the first time the method of capital punishment has been used globally. Smith, 58, lost two final appeals to the Supreme Court and one to a federal appeals…

Senior doctors in England have narrowly voted to reject a pay deal which would have ended months of disruptive strike action, their trade union, the British Medical Association (BMA), has said in a blow to the government. Strikes by…

The UN's top court could issue emergency measures ordering Israel to halt its military operations in Gaza. The session of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Friday is part of a case brought by South Africa alleging that Israel is…

Sri Lanka’s Parliament has passed a proposed bill to regulate online content, sparking criticism from rights groups and opposition politicians that the government is trying to crack down on dissent and stifle freedom of speech ahead of…

UNRWA reports “mass casualties” as training centre sheltering tens of thousands of displaced people in Khan Younis catches fire after being struck amid fierce fighting. Israeli forces continue tank-and-drone strikes on Khan Younis city…

The United Nations and the United Kingdom say a two-state solution is key to bringing peace in the Israel-Palestine conflict as international pushback against Israel’s rejection of Palestinian statehood grows. The UK’s Foreign Minister…

Russian Defence Ministry says a military plane has crashed in Belgorod, near the Ukrainian border. "On board were 65 captured Ukrainian army servicemen being transported for exchange, six crew members and three escorts," the Ministry said.…

The Iraqi Government has strongly condemned US strikes which targeted sites used by Iranian-backed groups in Iraq on Wednesday. A Spokesperson for Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani said they "blatantly" violated his country's…