Israel and Saudi Arabia: Why the Saudi response to Hamas attack matters to US

The Hamas attack on Israel is threatening to delay - or even derail - the yearslong push by the U.S. to improve relations between Israel and Saudi Arabia. Here's why.

Wall Street Journal reporter loses appeal in Russia and will remain in jail through November

Evan Gershkovich was arrested in the city of Yekaterinburg while on a reporting trip in March. Gershkovich is the first American reporter to face espionage charges in Russia since 1986.

Israeli survivors recount terror at music festival, where Hamas militants killed at least 260

The open-air Tribe of Nova music festival will go down in Israeli history as the country’s worst civilian massacre. Hamas militants attacked a large music festival, killing hundreds.

Israel-Hamas war: Tensions flare among NYC demonstrators

Just outside the U.S. Military recruiting station in Times Square, both sides battled their beliefs through waving flags and shouting chants.

US begins delivering aid to Israel as American death toll rises to 11 in Hamas attack

The U.S. has already begun delivering critically needed munitions and military equipment to Israel, the White House said Monday, as the Pentagon reviews its inventories to see what else can be sent quickly to boost its ally in the three-day-old war with Hamas.

Israel war: Gaza sealed off after incursion by Hamas, death toll rises to nearly 1,600 on both sides

Israel increased airstrikes on the Gaza Strip and sealed it off from food, fuel, and other supplies in retaliation for a bloody incursion by Hamas militants, as the war’s death toll rose to nearly 1,600 on both sides.

Israel-Hamas war: Israeli doctor recounts experience

Dr. Ron Lobel, a doctor at Barzilai Medical Center in Ashkelon, says his hospital has treated more than 400 people since Saturday's attack.

Simone Biles shines bright with 4 gold medals at world champs as most decorated gymnast in history

The American superstar claimed a third, then a fourth, gold medal on the final day of the 2023 competition on Sunday, winning the women’s balance beam and floor finals in a dominant fashion.

Israel declares war: US sending strike team to Eastern Mediterranean

Israel's security cabinet voted to officially go to war for the first time since 1973: The US is sending strike teams to assist.

Afghanistan earthquake: Death toll hits 2K as survivors search for victims in rubble

Men dug through rubble with their bare hands and shovels in western Afghanistan on Sunday after a magnitude 6.3 earthquake hit a densely populated area near Herat.

Israeli tourists killed in Egypt, US embassy has security message for Americans traveling there

The U.S. embassy in Cairo shared a security message for Americans in Egypt after an Egyptian policeman is said to have opened fire on Israeli tourists Sunday, killing two and a tour guide.

Hamas attacks Israel; Netanyahu says country 'at war'

Social media showed Hamas fighters parading what appeared to be stolen Israeli military vehicles through the streets while an angry crowd shouted "God is Greatest."

‘Like something from James Bond': What we know about Hamas’ surprise attack on Israel

Hamas’ attack Saturday caught Israel off guard by way of air, land and sea, and included paragliders that flew in “like something from “James Bond"," as one national security expert put it.

Armed Turkish drone shot down after it came too close to US troops in Syria

The Pentagon says the U.S. military shot down an armed Turkish drone that came within 500 meters of American troops in northeastern Syria.

2023 on track to become Earth's warmest year on record after shattering September temperature records

"Since June, the world has experienced unprecedented heat on land and sea. The temperature anomalies are enormous – far bigger than anything we have ever seen in the past," WMO officials said.

Parents in Pakistan could face prison for not vaccinating kids against polio

The bill would imprison parents for up to one month if they fail to get their children immunized against polio or eight other common diseases.