Pentagon: US Navy Warship Shoots Down 'Iranian-Made' Drone Launched from Yemen |
According to the Pentagon, a US Navy destroyer cruising in the Red Sea shot down an Iranian-made drone that was launched from Yemen on Nov. 29.Read More |
Israel and Hamas Reach Agreement to Extend Temporary Armistice |
The Israeli-Hamas humanitarian ceasefire was extended early Thursday morning, just before the six-day truce was supposed to expire.Read More |
US Military Osprey Aircraft Crashes Off Southern Japan, Killing at Least One Person |
TOKYO—A U.S. military Osprey aircraft carrying six personnel crashed on Wednesday off the coast of southern Japan. A crew member that was pulled from the ocean has been declared deceased, according to Coast Guard officials.Read More |
Israel and Hamas agree to extend the cease-fire for another two days and release more hostages and prisoners. |
TEL AVIV, Israel—Israel and Hamas agreed to prolong their cease-fire for two more days past Monday, according to the Qatari government, raising the chance of a lengthier pause in their bloodiest and most devastating war, as well as further swaps of militant-held captives for Palestinians imprisoned by Israel.Read More |
Hamas Releases a 4-Year-Old American Hostage |
President Joe Biden announced that a 4-year-old American-Israeli dual citizen was among 13 hostages released by Hamas as part of a hostage swap arrangement on Sunday.Read More |
At the APEC Summit, Japan's Prime Minister shifts to assertive diplomacy against the CCP. |
At the APEC summit in San Francisco, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida faced Chinese President Xi Jinping with a number of serious concerns, signaling a significant shift in the Japan-China relationship. Mr. Kishida's position argued for a "constructive and stable Japan-China relationship," altering bilateral relations.Read More |
Following a school stabbing, police arrested 34 people in Dublin. |
On Thursday, Irish police detained 34 individuals in a riot that erupted hours after a school stabbing that hurt three children and a woman and left a five-year-old girl critically hospitalized.Read More |
Israeli Foreign Minister Declares Hamas War Will Resumption Following Hostage Release, Rejecting Calls to End Fighting |
As an Israel-Hamas truce entered into force on Friday, Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen warned that the Israeli side will restart military operations in the Gaza Strip as soon as captives were released.Read More |
The rescue of 41 workers trapped in a collapsed tunnel in India is almost completion. |
UTTARKASHI, India—After nearly two weeks of digging and delays, 41 construction workers might be rescued from a collapsed highway tunnel in northern India later Thursday.Read More |
North Korea Promises to Restore 'All Military Measures' Suspended Under 2018 Agreement |
North Korea said it will resume "all military measures" postponed under a 2018 inter-Korean agreement after South Korea terminated a component of the agreement in reaction to the North's spy satellite launch on Nov. 21.Read More |