It's a fragile moment with Israel and Hamas only in the early stages of implementing the first phase of the ceasefire agreement designed to bring a permanent end to the conflict.

The First Amendment – and the freedom of speech it guarantees – is considered a fundamental element of American freedom and identity. But it wasn’t even part of the original Constitution.

“China’s stance is consistent,” the Chinese Commerce Ministry said in a statement posted online. “We do not want a tariff war but we are not afraid of one.”

Outside the venue, attendees spoke with those who experienced the massive U.S. bombing of Tokyo in March 1945.

China accused the United States of "double standards" on Sunday, after President Donald Trump threatened an additional 100 percent tariff.

Beijing says it will not back down in the face of threats, urging the US to resolve differences through negotiations.

Israel’s military says it has completed first phase of withdrawal, ahead of Monday peace summit in Egypt In a post on X, Israel’s defence minister, Israel Katz, has said that his country’s “big challenge” after the release of the Israeli hostages this week will be “the destruction of all Hamas terror tunnels in Gaza”. Katz wrote: Israel’s great challenge after the phase of returning the hostages will be the destruction of all of Hamas’s terror tunnels in Gaza, directly by the IDF and through the international mechanism to be established under the leadership and supervision of the United States. This is the primary significance of implementing the agreed-upon principle of demilitarizing Gaza and neutralizing Hamas of its weapons. I have instructed the IDF to prepare for carrying out the mission. Continue reading...

In a renewed effort to disrupt Ukraine's energy grid ahead of winter, Russia carried out several large-scale missile and drone strikes on energy and gas facilities this week.

FBI director Kash Patel says he is making the bureau more accountable. Critics charge him with purging it of anyone not perceived as loyal to President Trump.

The Japanese capital is rolling out subsidies for epidurals in a country where cost is a barrier and women are often encouraged to endure the pain of delivery.

Americans, and even many Republicans in Congress, don’t like it when an unelected bureaucrat makes huge cuts to the government.

Last weekend in Norfolk, Virginia, at a uniform-mandatory commemoration of the Navy’s 250th anniversary, Donald Trump addressed the troops as if it were a MAGA rally. He told hundreds of sailors, SEALS and Marines that the nation had to “take care” of this “little gnat on our shoulder called the Dem...

Bibi has portrayed the ceasefire deal as a victory for Israel, yet he remains unpopular with voters. Can the great political survivor prevail once more?

Moscow’s defense ministry confirmed that Russian forces targeted oil and energy infrastructure.

Arkadi Gerney, a Democratic strategist, says Democratic governors and attorneys general have the greatest ability to stop Trump—and they’re doing it in ways that are underappreciated.

China signaled Sunday that it would not back down in the face of a 100% tariff threat from President Donald Trump, urging the U.S. to resolve differences through negotiations instead of threats.

Washington’s ‘warrior ethos’ was grounded in decency, temperance and the capacity to act with courage without surrendering to rage. That ideal built an army – and in time, a republic.

Forty-eight Israeli hostages due to be released on Monday, with nearly 2,000 Palestinian detainees to follow * Ceasefire live: aid trucks enter Gaza as Netanyahu says Israel is ready for ‘immediate’ release of hostages Authorities in Israel and Gaza are preparing for the release of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners ahead of a Monday deadline for the swap stipulated in the ceasefire deal which could end the two-year war in Gaza. Hamas is meant to release all living hostages from Gaza within 72 hours of signing of the deal – a deadline which ends at noon local time (10.00 BST). The militant group holds 48 hostages, 20 of which are believed to be alive. Continue reading...

Hamas is due to release the 48 hostages still being held in Gaza, most of them kidnapped during their 7 October 2023 attack on Israel. 20 of them are believed to be alive, with the fate of two more still unknown.

From Chicago to Portland, James Comey to Letitia James, and so much else—this is no longer America.

Northeastern researchers developed a melanoma detection framework that outperforms existing models with a 99% accuracy rate.