US President Joe Biden said he believes the Hamas militant group must be eliminated but there should be a path to a Palestinian state, after top US officials warned the war between Israel and Hamas could escalate

Thousands of Palestinians have evacuated Gaza City for southern areas of the enclave, after Israel warnings. Hamas has asked them to stay put.

The fine is a reputational hit for a company that has seen a continuous revenue decline as advertisers cut spending on a platform that has stopped most content moderation and reinstated thousands of banned accounts

US President Joe Biden condemned the killing of a six-year-old Muslim boy as a "horrific act of hate" on Sunday, after authorities charged the assailant with murder and hate crimes for an attack allegedly linked to the war between Israel and Hamas

More than one million people have fled their homes in Gaza in scenes of chaos and despair as Israel bombarded the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip and continued amassing troops Monday in preparation for a full-blown ground invasion

President Ilham Aliyev raised Azerbaijan’s flag in the main city of Nagorno-Karabakh yesterday, cementing Baku’s conquest of the region after last month’s lightening offensive that led to an exodus of ethnic Armenians.

Iran yesterday warned that any Israeli ground offensive in the Gaza Strip could escalate conflicts elsewhere in the Middle East.

Convoys of humanitarian aid stacked up near Egypt’s border with the Gaza Strip yesterday, unable to enter the Palestinian enclave being bombarded by Israel, witnesses told AFP.

Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet Xi Jinping in China this week in a bid to deepen a partnership forged between the United States’ two biggest strategic competitors.

As Israel prepared for a ground assault on the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip, Palestinians who have lost family members in air strikes were bracing for more destruction.

Thousands marched through the streets of Amsterdam yesterday in a pro-Palestinian demonstration, as Israeli forces prepared to invade the Gaza Strip in response to last week’s unprecedented attack by Hamas Islamists.

The Israeli army yesterday said it was awaiting a “political decision” on the timing of a major ground offensive on the Gaza Strip, as fears grew that the conflict between Israel and Hamas could spiral into a regional Middle East war.

Russian forces have made gains in their Ukraine offensive, President Vladimir Putin said yesterday, referring to several areas, including  Avdiivka, a symbolic industrial hub where fighting has been fierce.

Bangladesh has strongly condemned the disproportionate use of force in Gaza resulting in the growing civilian casualties, including women and children.

Twenty-seven eminent citizens of the country, in a statement, have expressed deep concern over the attacks on Palestinians in Gaza by Israel

The United States today said it fears an escalation of the war between Israel and Hamas and the prospect of Iran getting directly involved

India will soon install radiation detection equipment (RDE) at eight border crossing points along the land borders with Bangladesh, Pakistan, Myanmar, and Nepal to prevent the trafficking of radioactive materials that may be used in making nuclear devices, officials said

The Israeli army is awaiting a "political decision" on the timing of a major ground offensive on the Gaza Strip, military spokesmen said Sunday as civilians stepped up desperate efforts to flee northern Gaza

Live coverage of the war between Israel and Hamas

The United States has organised a ship to take Americans out of Israel to Cyprus on Monday, the US embassy said.