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Israel’s defense minister says that if the shaky ceasefire with Hezbollah collapses, Israel will widen its strikes and target the Lebanese state itself

Lebanon’s Health Ministry and state media say Israeli forces have carried out several new drone and artillery strikes in southern Lebanon, killing a shepherd

A medical director in northern Gaza said Israeli drone strikes on have wounded three medical workers

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte has sidestepped questions about Ukraine’s possible membership in the military alliance

Syrian opposition activists say insurgents have captured four new towns, bringing them closer to the central city of Hama

China has announced a ban on exports to the United States of gallium, germanium and other key high-tech materials with potential military applications

Palestinian officials say Fatah and Hamas are closing in on an agreement to appoint a committee of politically independent technocrats to administer the Gaza Strip after the war

Palestinian officials say Fatah and Hamas are closing in on an agreement to appoint a committee of politically independent technocrats to administer the Gaza Strip after the war

Severe floods caused by monsoon rains have killed more than 30 people and displaced tens of thousands in Malaysia and southern Thailand, with both countries preparing shelters and evacuation plans in anticipation of more heavy rain

Paris' Notre Dame Cathedral has some surprising stories to tell before it reopens this weekend after five years of restoration