GUILLAUME HORCAJUELO/EPA/ShutterstockA court in southern France has increased by a year the jail term of the only man who challenged his conviction for raping…
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GUILLAUME HORCAJUELO/EPA/ShutterstockA court in southern France has increased by a year the jail term of the only man who challenged his conviction for raping…

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In the first phase of the ceasefire plan, Israel will remain in control of nearly 60 percent of the Gaza Strip.
In the early hours of Wednesday morning in Gaza, United States President Donald Trump announced that Hamas and Israel had

The city of Kupiansk in northeastern Ukraine has been closed off since the end of September; no one can enter or leave — not even aid workers. There are now Russian soldiers stationed there.
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Arab affairs commentator Zvi Yehezkeli warned that while the return of hostages provokes great relief, the first phase of the agreement has already granted substantial advantages to Hamas at Israel’s expense.
“This morning we were informed…

Globally mined gold could fill roughly three Olympic-sized swimming pools. Its supply is objectively limited while demand remains high, driving prices upward at a galloping pace. But is this boom profitable for Russia?

A report published in the Belgian newspaper De Tijd on Thursday revealed that the Hungarian intelligence service has for years been using a secret spy network in the European Union institutions in Brussels.
The report is the result of months of…

Israel and Hamas agreed Wednesday to pause fighting in Gaza so that the remaining hostages can be freed in the coming days in exchange for Palestinian prisoners, accepting elements of a plan put forward by U.S….

Thousands of jubilant Israelis gathered in a Tel Aviv square Thursday, hopeful for the return of hostages held in Gaza, after two years of fear and worry.
Many wore stickers reading “They’re coming back”, waving Israeli and US flags and clutching…