Israel has received the remains of two more hostages as preparations commence to open the Egyptian Rafah crossing with the Gaza Strip to Gazan citizens.
Staff Writers
Ecuador authorities say they suspect a criminal group detonated explosives on two bridges on routes between the coast and mountains.
Ukraine's energy ministry says emergency power cuts are being introduced after Russian attacks on the country's grid.
A 48-hour ceasefire between Afghanistan and Pakistan has taken effect following days of deadly cross-border clashes, the Taliban government says.
Afghan and Pakistani forces have clashed at the border for the second time in a week, with tensions high as each accuses the other of attacks and incursions.
Munir Ahmed
Mohammed Mustafa, the Australian doctor who shared harrowing accounts of treating children in Gaza, doesn't believe the Trump-brokered peace plan will hold.
Ben McKay
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has stripped the elected mayor of the port city of Odesa of his Ukrainian citizenship.
US President Donald Trump says the United States has struck a small vessel allegedly carrying drugs in the waters off Venezuela.
Repatriating the bodies of hostages remains among issues with the potential to derail a ceasefire that has ended war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza.
Steven Scheer and Nidal al-Mughrabi
A Madagascar army colonel says the military has taken charge of the African island country after President Andry Rajoelina fled.
Belgian police have used tear gas to disperse demonstrators as protests against proposed austerity measures crippled traffic in Brussels.
A ceasefire deal ending deadly border conflict between two Southeast Asian nations could be witnessed by US President Donald Trump within weeks.
Rozanna Latiff
Donald Trump has garnered rare praise from across the political divide with Joe Biden and Bill Clinton acknowledging his part in the Gaza ceasefire.
A woman whose kidnapping on the back of a motorcycle from the Nova music festival was shown around the world, has been reunited with her newly-freed boyfriend.
Maayan Lubell
Hamas has rounded up and shot dead dozens of people accused of collaborating with Israel in Gaza as it moves to become a post ceasefire de facto police force.
Nidal al-Mughrabi
The political crisis in Madagascar has deepened with the president moving to dissolve parliament after weeks of anti-government protests.
Jubilation has greeted the return to Israel of the last living hostages held in Gaza and the release of Palestinian prisoners and detainees in a ceasefire deal.
Sam Mednick and Giovanna Dell'Orto
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy is heading back to the Oval Office to try and persuade Donald Trump to provide Ukraine with long-range weapons.
HANNA ARHIROVA and DEREK GATOPOULOS
Hamas has released all 20 surviving hostages to Israel, a major step towards ending two years of devastating war in Gaza.
Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy and Melandie Lidman
As North Korea has aims to produce submarines that can launch ballistic missiles, South Korea says it's getting technical support from Russia..
Hamas is set to release hostages it has been holding in Gaza in exchange for almost 2000 Palestinian detainees and prisoners.
After two long years of heartbreak and waiting, Israelis are preparing to welcome home the last living hostages from devastated Gaza and mourn the dead ones.
Alexander Cornwell and Nidal al-Mughrabi
Donald Trump says he may tell Russian President Vladimir Putin that he could supply Ukraine with long-range Tomahawk missiles if the war is not settled.
DARLENE SUPERVILLE
The president of Madagascar says an attempted coup is underway in the Indian Ocean island country, a day after soldiers joined anti-government demonstrations
SARAH TETAUD and GERALD IMRAY
