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Oct 11, 2025
"The entire nation holds its breath," said the organizers of a weekly protest in Tel Aviv, as the cease-fire paved the way for the release of the remaining hostages.
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Oct 11, 2025
Israel agreed to free 250 Palestinians serving life sentences, many of whom will be sent into exile. For their families, it brought joy. But for those whose relatives were excluded, it was a crushing blow.
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Oct 11, 2025
A directive, which Israeli officials believe was written by Yahya Sinwar, the powerful leader of Hamas in Gaza, and recordings called for fighters to target soldiers and civilian communities — and to broadcast the violent acts.
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Oct 11, 2025
With the cease-fire holding overnight, many Palestinians continued to travel toward Gaza City on Saturday to learn what remains of their lives and homes there.
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Oct 10, 2025
The U.N. Security Council met Friday to discuss the Trump administration's deadly attacks on what it asserts were drug smugglers in the Caribbean.
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Oct 10, 2025
The new Israel-Hamas deal contains provisions to increase aid to Gaza, and the U.N. says that large amounts of food, medicine and other supplies are ready to be sent in.
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Oct 10, 2025
Most Democrats left President Trump conspicuously unmentioned as they cheered a potential end to the conflict, reflecting the tricky politics around the war and their party's deep hostility to Mr. Trump.
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Oct 10, 2025
The Israeli military's announcement of a pause in fighting brought a mass movement of people heading home to Gaza City and its surroundings.
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Oct 10, 2025
The statement came after Israel approved a deal between Israel and Hamas to pave the way for the release of hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners.
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Oct 10, 2025
Women in Iran, Liberia, Yemen and Myanmar have been recognized for their activism, occasionally while they were in prison and faced serious personal risk.
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Oct 10, 2025
The statement came after Israel approved a deal between Israel and Hamas to pave the way for the release of hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners.
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Oct 10, 2025
The new Israel-Hamas deal contains provisions to increase aid to Gaza, and for the reopening of a border crossing from Egypt.
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Oct 10, 2025
Iran became a pioneer in gender transition operations by forcing procedures on L.G.B.T.Q. Iranians. Desperate for cash, the Islamic republic is hoping to attract trans patients from around the world.
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Oct 10, 2025
David Yaffe-Bellany, a technology reporter who has covered the cryptocurrency industry since 2022, has come to embrace learning on the fly.
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Oct 09, 2025
The American force will help coordinate the many aspects of the cease-fire deal.
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Oct 09, 2025
With the agreement still unsigned, people in Gaza and Israel celebrated a possible end to two years of war, but hoped they were not doing so prematurely.
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Oct 09, 2025
President Trump said the remaining hostages held in Gaza would be released Monday or Tuesday. But the specifics of the deal remain unclear.
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Oct 09, 2025
Israel says 20 living hostages are held by Hamas, set for release in a prisoner exchange together with the remains of those who died. Here's what we know about them.
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Oct 09, 2025
The Israeli prime minister appeared backed into a corner in Gaza diplomacy. But this deal could greatly increase his room for maneuver, analysts said.
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Oct 09, 2025
The Palestinian militant group is giving up much of the leverage it has with Israel, with no guarantee some of its main demands will be met.
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Oct 09, 2025
The families of hostages held in Gaza were elated that their loved ones might return soon. Still, some expressed frustration at Israel's government.
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Oct 09, 2025
Bill Burr, Dave Chappelle and others have framed their participation as a matter of open expression. Yet they're maddeningly vague about how much dissent is possible in Saudi Arabia.
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Oct 09, 2025
There was widespread relief in the devastated territory after news emerged that the fighting may end, even though many details of the agreement have yet to be made clear.
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Oct 09, 2025
Leaders welcomed the agreement between Israel and Hamas, projecting optimism that an end to the war could be near.
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Oct 09, 2025
After President Trump announced the Gaza agreement, it was unclear when hostages would be released or when aid would enter the territory.
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Oct 09, 2025
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel said he would convene his government on Thursday to sign off on the agreement. Hamas said that the agreement would lead to the end of the war, but many of the details were unclear.
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Oct 08, 2025
For President Trump, success in brokering a cease-fire is the ultimate test of his self-described goal as a deal maker and a peacemaker.
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Oct 08, 2025
President Trump's plan contains elements that Hamas has resisted in the past, and which may yet prove to be sticking points.
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Oct 08, 2025
Israel says that there are still about 20 living hostages in Gaza, along with the bodies of around 25 others. Details of their release remain unclear.
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Oct 08, 2025
The Pentagon has deployed 10,000 U.S. troops to the region, most of them to bases in Puerto Rico, a senior military official said.
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Oct 08, 2025
The president's comments and a note from Marco Rubio hinted that the two-year-long conflict may be about to pause, if not end.
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Oct 08, 2025
It was the second attempt in as many weeks to breach the restrictions around the Gaza Strip. Neither has succeeded.
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Oct 08, 2025
Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, both architects of President Trump's plan to end the war, are expected to join mediation efforts between Israel and Hamas.
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Oct 08, 2025
It was the second attempt in as many weeks to breach the restrictions around the Gaza Strip. Neither have succeeded.
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Oct 08, 2025
People familiar with the mediators' thinking say the militant group could compromise on a long-held red line, as long as President Trump can guarantee that Israel would not resume fighting.
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Oct 08, 2025
Marriages and other glad occasions in Syria are often celebrated by firing shots in the air. But after nearly 14 years of war, people want the guns to go silent.
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Oct 07, 2025
Tensions have been building over government attempts to bring the Kurdish-led region in northeastern Syria under its authority. Kurdish leaders have so far resisted.
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Oct 07, 2025
Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, both architects of President Trump's plan to end the war, are expected to join mediation efforts between Israel and Hamas.
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Oct 07, 2025
In the two years since Hamas militants attacked Israel, we've interviewed more than 700 people in Gaza. Their stories stayed with us. So we tried to find them again.
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Oct 07, 2025
The choice signals that Pope Leo XIV aims to press for peace in the Middle East and show support for Christians in the region.
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Oct 07, 2025
The second anniversary of the Oct. 7 attacks comes with peace talks underway, but with hostages still in Gaza, more than 67,000 Palestinians dead and Israel more isolated than ever before.
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Oct 07, 2025
Emily Damari spent 471 days in captivity in Gaza. Since being released, Ms. Damari, a British Israeli, has become a symbol of resilience and a voice for the release of all remaining hostages held by Hamas. Avishag Shar-Yashuv, a photographer for The New York Times, has been following Ms. Damari's journey.
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Oct 06, 2025
In the tunnels of Gaza where she was held captive, Emily Damari learned how to survive. These photos show her learning to be alive again.
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Oct 06, 2025
In the tunnels of Gaza where she was held captive, Emily Damari learned how to survive. These photos show her learning to be alive again.
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Oct 06, 2025
In the first elections since the Assad regime was ousted, there was no popular vote and women and minorities won few seats. Still, many Syrians saw it as progress toward ending authoritarian rule.
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Oct 06, 2025
Though significant issues remain to be hashed out between Israel and Hamas, some are saying that after two years of death and destruction, a breakthrough may be near.
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Oct 06, 2025
Israel intercepted the boats at sea and detained the participants for days before expelling them. Some of the activists said they were mistreated, which Israel denied.
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Oct 06, 2025
Though significant issues remain to be hashed out between Israel and Hamas, some are saying that after two years of death and destruction, a breakthrough may be near.
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Oct 06, 2025
Today, we look ahead at the potential consequences of the Supreme Court term that begins today.
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Oct 06, 2025
Two years of intense warfare in Gaza have left its people with a dismembered and disordered society. The destruction is vast and many Gazans have mental and physical wounds that could scar a generation.
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Oct 06, 2025
Freed after 14 months, Eli Sharabi learned that his family didn't survive the Oct. 7 attacks. "Hostage" is testimony to his suffering and his hope.
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Oct 06, 2025
Though significant issues remain to be hashed out between Israel and Hamas, some are saying that after two years of death and destruction, a breakthrough may be near.
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Oct 05, 2025
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said talks on a U.S. plan to end the Gaza war are focused now on a hostage release in exchange for an Israeli withdrawal from parts of Gaza. Difficult issues will be left for later, he said.
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Oct 05, 2025
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel took credit for an emerging agreement, but it was clear that President Trump was calling the shots.
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Oct 05, 2025
Syrians are voting indirectly, and President Ahmed al-Shara is appointing a third of the lawmakers. Still, some see this as a step forward after decades of dictatorship.
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Oct 05, 2025
Indirect negotiations through mediators are planned for Monday in Egypt, but serious obstacles remain to any deal that would free hostages in Gaza in exchange for Palestinian prisoners.
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Oct 05, 2025
The longest war of an endless Israeli-Palestinian conflict has come to challenge Israel's own image and understanding of itself.
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Oct 05, 2025
Supporters argue the vote could be a milestone for the country, but critics say it is a divisive move by President Ahmed al-Shara to consolidate power.
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Oct 04, 2025
Hamas said it would release all Israeli hostages but wants to negotiate elements of President Trump's peace plan for Gaza. Adam Rasgon, a reporter for The New York Times in Jerusalem, explains where negotiations stand.
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Oct 04, 2025
Along with optimism that President Trump can lock Israel and Hamas into a deal, many expressed anxiety about being disappointed once more.
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Oct 04, 2025
Both sides have reacted positively to a United States proposal for a cease-fire, but many details remained to be worked out, including whether Hamas would disarm.
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Oct 04, 2025
In a speech that lasted just minutes, the Israeli prime minister boasted that he had defied his critics to secure the release of the remaining hostages in Gaza.
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Oct 04, 2025
Israel and Hamas said they would work with President Trump's plan to end the war, but a number of sticking points could derail efforts to reach a diplomatic breakthrough.
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Oct 04, 2025
Israel said it would cooperate with the White House to end the war, but much is still unclear about Hamas's future and whether it will agree to disarm.
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Oct 04, 2025
Israel and Hamas said they would work with President Trump's plan to end the war, but a number of sticking points could derail efforts to make a diplomatic breakthrough.
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Oct 04, 2025
The Israeli leader thought he had a plan from the U.S. president that would have represented total victory over Hamas. Suddenly, it looks as though he might not get everything he wants.
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Oct 04, 2025
Israel said it would cooperate with the White House to end the war, but much remains unclear about Hamas's future and whether it will agree to disarm.
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Oct 04, 2025
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel was ready to work with the White House to end the war, but questions remain about Hamas's future in Gaza and whether it will agree to disarm.
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Oct 04, 2025
Hamas's statement inspired optimism for an end to the war, but did not address several elements of the plan that it had deemed unacceptable.
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Oct 03, 2025
President Trump said he believed Hamas was "ready for a lasting peace" after the militant group offered to release hostages and discuss the U.S.-led peace proposal.
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Oct 03, 2025
Hamas has agreed to some elements of the proposal by President Trump to end the war in Gaza, but it's not clear if its conditions would satisfy the White House or Israel.
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Oct 03, 2025
Hamas has agreed to some elements of the proposal by President Trump to end the war in Gaza, but it's not clear if its conditions would satisfy the White House or Israel.
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Oct 03, 2025
President Trump said Hamas would be "extinguished" if it did not agree to a cease-fire proposed by the United States.
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Oct 03, 2025
A senior member of the Palestinian group said that the group would soon announce its position on President Trump's plan to end the war in Gaza.
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Oct 03, 2025
A senior member of the Palestinian group said that the group would soon announce its position on President Trump's plan to end the war in Gaza.
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Oct 02, 2025
The Israeli government said it had detained activists who were trying to take humanitarian aid to the blockaded enclave.
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Oct 02, 2025
A quiet retreat by Democrats from the pre-eminent pro-Israel lobbying group is the latest evidence of a realignment underway in Congress on Israel.
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Oct 02, 2025
The Israeli government said it had detained activists who were trying to take humanitarian aid to the blockaded enclave.
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Oct 02, 2025
American comics used Saudi Arabia's first global comedy festival to skewer a debate raging at home. Critics said the event was part of Saudi efforts to draw attention away from a political crackdown.
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Oct 02, 2025
Interviews in Gaza suggest wide support for a proposal that calls for an immediate end to a war that has brought immense civilian suffering.
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Oct 02, 2025
A family's campaign to free a student abducted from a rural Israeli town two years ago may be imperiled by an uprising in their country and stalled attempts at a cease-fire.
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Oct 01, 2025
Nearly two years into the conflict, social media is increasingly capturing the day-to-day toll in Gaza, as U.S. public opinion on the war shifts.
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Oct 01, 2025
The boats were part of a flotilla, carrying Greta Thunberg and other activists, that was organized to break Israel's blockade of Gaza and protest the war.
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Oct 01, 2025
The vessels are part of a flotilla carrying activists, including Greta Thunberg, who are trying to deliver humanitarian goods and protest Israel's war.
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Oct 01, 2025
Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians have fled Israel's assault on Gaza City, but many are believed to remain, having nowhere to go or no means to leave.
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Oct 01, 2025
A lawsuit accuses members of the emirate's ruling family of stringing the Irish hotelier, Patrick McKillen, along on high-end developments as "part of a yearslong pattern of illegal racketeering."
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Oct 01, 2025
The hundreds of thousands of Palestinians fleeing Israel's expanded ground offensive are further straining services, aid groups say. Hospitals are overflowing, water is low and diseases are spreading.
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Oct 01, 2025
Israel's government has said it will do whatever is necessary to keep the Global Sumud Flotilla from reaching the Gaza Strip.
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Oct 01, 2025
An executive order says an attack on Qatar would be treated as a threat to the U.S., bolstering security commitments to a key Gulf ally after Israel's strike on Doha last month.
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Oct 01, 2025
After helping negotiate peace in Northern Ireland, the former prime minister's reputation was tarnished by his role in the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq. Is he stepping into another diplomatic quagmire?
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Oct 01, 2025
Hospitals are overflowing, water is low and diseases are spreading as hundreds of thousands of Palestinians flee south to escape Israel's expanded ground offensive.
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Sep 30, 2025
It would end the war and secure the release of all hostages. Hamas would give up its arms and its power, while a transitional government is set up. Hamas has not agreed and the terms will be hard for it to swallow.
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