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Relatives and supporters of hostages held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip attend a rally calling for their immediate release in Tel Aviv, Israel, Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)

Israel says it received the remains of 3 hostages from Gaza as fragile ceasefire holds

November 2, 2025 at 2:47 p.m.

Israel on Sunday announced that the remains of three hostages had been handed over from Gaza and would be examined by forensic experts, as a fragile month-old ceasefire held.

Red Cross vehicles carrying the bodies of two people believed to be deceased hostages handed over by Hamas make their way toward the Kissufim border crossing with Israel, to be transferred to Israeli authorities, in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, Oct. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

Israel says the latest remains returned from Gaza are not bodies of hostages

November 1, 2025 at 1:18 p.m.

The remains of three people Hamas handed over in Gaza do not belong to any hostages, Israel said Saturday, in the latest setback to the ceasefire.

Palestinians walk trough the destruction caused by the Israeli air and ground offensive in Sheikh Radwan neighborhood in Gaza City, Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

Vice President JD Vance calls Israel’s vote on West Bank annexation an ‘insult’

October 23, 2025 at 3:27 p.m.

U.S. Vice President JD Vance has criticized Israel’s parliament vote on West Bank annexation.

Palestinians collect leaflets dropped by an Israeli drone warning people to stay away from the so-called yellow line in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, Monday, Oct. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)

JD Vance is optimistic about Gaza ceasefire but notes ‘very hard’ work to come

October 21, 2025 at 3:19 p.m.

U.S. Vice President JD Vance and other envoys projected optimism Tuesday about Gaza 's fragile ceasefire agreement, calling progress better than anticipated as they visited a new center in Israel for civilian...

This frame grab from video released by the Global Sumud Flotilla shows Israeli navy soldiers aboard one of the flotilla’s vessels after it was intercepted as it approached the coast of Gaza early Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025. (Global Sumud Flotilla via AP)

Israel intercepted a Gaza-bound aid flotilla in international waters, raising questions about the legality of such actions. Here’s what to know.

October 2, 2025 at 4:38 p.m.

The Israeli interception of a Gaza-bound flotilla carrying humanitarian aid and hundreds of activists raises questions about what any nation can legally do to enforce a blockade in international waters.

Ships that are part of the Global Sumud Flotilla heading to Gaza are anchored off the coast of of Sidi Bou Saïd in Tunis, Tunisia, Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Anis Mili)

Israeli navy intercepts Gaza-bound aid flotilla carrying activists, including Greta Thunberg

October 1, 2025 at 8:35 p.m.

The Global Sumud Flotilla, with Greta Thunberg, Nelson Mandela’s grandson, Mandla Mandela, and several European lawmakers aboard, consists of nearly 50 boats and 500 activists and is carrying a symbolic...

FILE – Migrants gather in an area near the Libyan-Tunisia border, as Libyan security forces and Libyan Red Cross workers distribute food aid to them on Sunday, July 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Yousef Murad, file)

Reports of Trump deportation plans highlight abuse of migrants in Libya

May 8, 2025 at 7:53 p.m.

Experts, human rights workers and lawyers criticized reports of plans to deport migrants from the U.S. to Libya.

A firefighting-equipped tug boat, left, contacted by the Malta Vessel Traffic Services (VTS) helps controlling a fire occurred on the bow of the Conscience vessel in international waters of the Mediterranean Sea, Friday, May 2, 2025. (Malta Vessel Traffic Services via AP)

Drones strike ship carrying aid to Gaza, organizers say

May 2, 2025 at 6:40 a.m.

Drones attacked a vessel carrying aid to Gaza while it was in international waters off Malta on Friday, the group organizing the shipment said. A fire broke out but was...

Spectators roam inside the Madrid Open tennis tournament venue during a general blackout in Madrid, Monday, April 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

Massive power outage in Spain and Portugal leaves thousands stranded and millions without light

April 28, 2025 at 9:36 p.m.

A blackout brought much of Spain and Portugal to a standstill Monday, halting subway and railway trains, cutting phone service and shutting down traffic lights and ATM machines for the...

Fernando Dayan Jorge paddles his canoe during a training session ahead of the 2024 Paris Olympics, Wednesday, June 26, 2024, in Cape Coral, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

They fled from their home countries. Now, they’ll compete in Paris for the Refugee Olympic Team.

July 16, 2024 at 11:33 a.m.

They compete under the same flag but speak different languages and come from different parts of the world. 37 athletes from 11 countries will compete in the Paris Games as...

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