When discussions began over releasing Israeli hostages shortly after the October 7 attack by Hamas, the negotiators tasked to strike a deal were mostly intelligence and security professionals. But in February, Israel made an important change that those now involved say has had a profound slowing effect on the discussions…
Japan’s largest yakuza crime syndicate has pledged to end its longstanding war with a rival faction and refrain from…
Chinese leader Xi Jinping has said his nation is “not afraid,” in his first public comments on the escalating…
As civil war-torn Myanmar struggles to recover from a devastating earthquake, the United States is facing criticism that it…
An Italian scientist has been found dead in Colombia, according to local authorities, after several pieces of a human…
A major Australian IVF clinic has apologized for giving the wrong embryo to a woman who then gave birth…
Ecuadorians will head to the polls on Sunday in a runoff presidential election, choosing between a conservative incumbent or…
Ukraine’s key allies are meeting in Brussels on Friday with a noticeable absence at the table: US Defense Secretary…
Taiwan prosecutors on Friday for the first time charged a Chinese ship captain with intentionally damaging undersea cables off…