Record number of executions reported Iran executed at least 975 people in 2024, marking a significant increase in the use of capital punishment, according to a joint report released by Norway-based Iran Human Rights (IHR)...

Forensic testing to confirm identities Hamas has transferred the bodies of four individuals it claims were Israeli hostages, including a mother and her two young sons. The family had become a symbol in Israel of...

Hamas announces deaths of youngest hostages Hamas’ youngest hostages, Kfir and Ariel Bibas, 2 and 5, and their mother are dead, and their bodies will be returned to Israel this week, the terror group said...

US and Russia hold key diplomatic talks in Riyadh Riyadh — The top diplomats of the United States and Russia are set to meet in Saudi Arabia for critical discussions on the war in Ukraine....

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu welcomed the hostages, assuring them that they will receive support in their rehabilitation after spending 498 days in captivity. Hostages released under ceasefire deal The Palestinian militant group Hamas released...

President Donald Trump has suggested that the United States should take control of the Gaza Strip and assume responsibility for redeveloping the war-ravaged region. Speaking alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a joint press...

White House defends sweeping foreign aid freeze President Donald Trump has frozen a $50 million foreign aid package that was allegedly earmarked for condom distribution in Gaza, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt announced on...

Israel confirms prisoner release in exchange for hostages Jerusalem – Israel’s prison service announced on Saturday the release of 200 Palestinian prisoners as part of a ceasefire agreement with Hamas. The deal, brokered amid ongoing...

Cargo vessels carrying missile propellant ingredients set sail In a significant development in missile proliferation concerns, two Iranian cargo ships are reportedly en route to transport sodium perchlorate—a critical ingredient for missile propellants—from China to...

In a contentious session on Tuesday, Iraq’s parliament approved three divisive laws, including amendments to the Personal Status Law that critics argue could effectively legalize child marriage. The new legislation grants Islamic courts increased authority...