MOSCOW, January 16. /TASS/. Israel and Hamas reach a ceasefire deal; NATO seeks to monitor vessels in neutral Baltic waters.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said a “last minute crisis” with Hamas was holding up Israeli approval of a long-awaited ...

Hamas has accepted a draft agreement for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and the release of dozens of hostages, two officials ...

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The United States and Qatar announced a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas, pausing the devastating 15-month war in ...

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Officials now say they are closer than ever to reaching an agreement to pause the Israel-Hamas war and release hostages held ...

One by one, President-elect Donald Trump's hoped-for Cabinet is falling into place, even for his more controversial choices.

The House passes a GOP bill to ban transgender athletes from women's sports in federally funded schools, facing an uncertain ...

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Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth signaled he wouldn't ban women from combat roles, a backtrack that may have been ...

Pete Hegseth’s views on women in combat were a matter of public record long before the Senate Armed Services Committee heard ...