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Israeli Minister Says Freeing Hostages Not ‘Most Important’ Aim of the War

A far-right Israeli minister said Monday that saving the hostages held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip was not “the most important goal” in its w...
Smoke rises from Gaza after an explosion, as seen from the Israeli side of the border, April 14, 2025. (REUTERS/Amir Cohen)

Israeli Minister Says Freeing Hostages Not ‘Most Important’ Aim of the War

A far-right Israeli minister said Monday that saving the hostages held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip was not “the most important goal” in its w...

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FILE PHOTO: Palestinians mourn medics, who came under Israeli fire while on a rescue mission, after their bodies were recovered, according to the Red Crescent, at Nasser hospital in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip March 31, 2025. (REUTERS/Hatem Khaled/File Photo)

Palestinian Red Crescent Says Israeli Probe Into Gaza Aid Workers’ Killings Not Enough

RAMALLAH (Reuters) – The Palestinian Red Crescent called on Monday for a “serious investigation” into the killing of 15 ai...

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Yemen’s Houthi Rebels Report US Strikes in the Capital and a Coastal City

CAIRO — Yemen’s Houthi rebels said Saturday that the U.S. military launched a series of airstrikes on the capital, Sanaa, and the Hout...

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Israeli Strikes on Gaza Kill More Than 90 People in 48 Hours, Palestinians Say

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Israeli strikes in Gaza have killed more than 90 people in 48 hours, Gaza’s Health Ministry said Saturday,...

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Putin Announces an Easter Ceasefire as Russia and Ukraine Swap Hundreds of POWs

Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a temporary Easter ceasefire in Ukraine starting Saturday, citing humanitarian reasons, as Russia...

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Firefighters work at the site of a garment production factory hit by a Russian missile strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kharkiv, Ukraine April 18, 2025. (REUTERS/Stringer)

Russian Missile Attack Kills One, Wounds 112 in Ukraine’s Kharkiv, Officials Say

KHARKIV (Reuters) – A Russian missile attack on Ukraine’s northeastern city of Kharkiv killed one man inside his home and wounde...

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Mourners carry white sacks covering the bodies of members of the Abu Al-Rous family, killed when an Israeli airstrike struck their displacement tent overnight, during their funeral in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Thursday, April 17, 2025. (AP/Abdel Kareem Hana)

Israeli Strikes Kill at Least 25 in Gaza and Huckabee Makes First Appearance as US Ambassador

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Israeli airstrikes across Gaza killed at least 25 people on Friday including children, hospital workers said, as...

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A fuel tank burns following, what Al Masirah TV said, was a U.S. strike on the Ras Isa fuel port, Yemen, in this screengrab from a handout video released on April 18, 2025. (Al-Masirah TV /Handout via REUTERS)

Deadliest US Strike in Yemen Kills 74, Houthis Say

ADEN/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. strikes on Yemen’s Ras Isa fuel port have killed at least 74 people in the deadliest attack since the ...

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Protesters, mainly Houthi supporters, stand near a screen displaying Senior Hamas official Khalil al-Hayya during a rally to show support to Lebanon's Hezbollah and Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, in Sanaa, Yemen October 18, 2024. (REUTERS File)

Hamas Ready to Release All Remaining Hostages for End to Gaza War, Hamas’ Gaza Chief Says

CAIRO (Reuters) – Hamas’ Gaza chief said the group was ready to immediately negotiate a deal to swap all hostages for an agreed ...

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Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy speaks during a joint press conference with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Odesa, Ukraine April 15, 2025. (REUTERS File)

Zelenskiy Says Ukraine Has Evidence of China Supplying Russia With Artillery

KYIV (Reuters) – Ukraine has intelligence which shows China is supplying artillery and gunpowder to Russia, Ukrainian President Volody...

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Jampier Quintero, 44, was killed and two others were injured in a shooting Saturday at a Fresno barbershop, with police still searching for suspects. (Fresno PD)
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Israeli Security Agency director Ronen Bar attends a memorial ceremony of the Hamas attack on October 7 last year that sparked the ongoing war in Gaza, at the Mount Herzl military cemetery in Jerusalem on October 27, 2024. (GIL COHEN-MAGEN/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo)
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