October 20, 2024

Palestinian officials said dozens of people were dead or wounded after the overnight Israeli strike in the town of Beit Lahia. In Lebanon, Israeli jets attacked a Hezbollah stronghold south of the capital, Beirut.

A video of Shaaban al-Dalou burning to death after an Israeli strike at a hospital has stoked criticism from Israel’s allies and highlighted the plight of people trapped in Gaza.

Before Hamas’s Oct. 7 attacks, Saudi Arabia was open to forging stronger ties with the Israelis. Now, a year into the war in Gaza, it is warming up to its traditional enemy, Iran.

Moldovans are voting on whether to enshrine in their Constitution an “irreversible” commitment to abandon Russian influence and one day join the E.U.

It was a major blow to the Everyman image cultivated by President Joko Widodo, who stepped down on Sunday.

The role of chancellor at the University of Oxford has been around for 800 years. This year, a particularly broad range of people have applied.

Joko Widodo rose from a slum to the presidency. But with his tenure ending, he is being accused of undermining democracy by trying to install a political dynasty.