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An Israeli boy who was kidnapped by Hamas has been reunited with his family more than six weeks after he was taken prisoner. Ohan...

An avalanche in Iran has killed five mountain climbers and injured another four. State-run news agency IRNA said rescue workers recovered five bodies from...

Pope Francis has cancelled his scheduled audiences because of mild flu, according to the Vatican. The 86-year-old pontiff holds regular meetings with officials on...

Footage shows a Red Cross convoy transporting hostages through the Rafah crossing from Gaza into Egypt as part of a truce deal between Hamas...

Thirteen Israeli hostages have been released by Hamas after being held for almost seven weeks. They include four children and a number of elderly...

Kyiv has been hit by what Ukraine’s air force described as the largest Russian drone attack of the war so far. At least five...

The temporary truce between Israel and Hamas is an inflection point in the Gaza conflict. Although Hamas is no match militarily for the Israel...

More hostages could be released from Gaza today – as the temporary truce between Israel and Hamas enters its second day. Israeli prime minister...

Thirteen Israeli hostages released by Hamas have now crossed into Egypt, according to local media, as part of a truce deal with the militant...

Former Paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius will be released from prison in January, nearly 11 years after murdering his girlfriend. Pistorius shot Reeva Steenkamp on...

Thirty-four people have been arrested following “huge destruction by a riotous mob” in Dublin, Irish police have said. Three young children were injured in...

What was most striking about the Qatari announcement was the lack of information about the Palestinians who are going to be released as part...

Doctors in Gaza have appealed for international help after the arrest of the director of al Shifa hospital by the Israel Defence Forces (IDF)....

The trial of “Blade Runner” Oscar Pistorius gripped the world in 2014 when he was convicted of murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.  Pistorius has...

A temporary truce period between Israel and Hamas has begun – with the first group of Israeli women and children due to be released...

Thirteen women and children being held hostage by fighters in Gaza will be the first to be released – as the temporary truce in...

What was most striking about the Qatari announcement was the lack of information about the Palestinians who are going to be released as part...

The World Health Organisation has asked China for more detailed information about an outbreak of a respiratory illness and reported clusters of undiagnosed pneumonia...

Police said a “complete hooligan lunatic faction driven by far-right ideology” was behind violent protests in Dublin after three young children were injured in...