For three decades, Khalil Shikaki has provided insights into Palestinian public opinion. The most recent poll showed a rise in Hamas popularity, though a majority of respondents don't support Hamas.
Ismael Zambada, a historic leader of Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel, and Joaquín Guzmán López, a son of another cartel leader, were arrested by U.S. authorities in Texas, the U.S. Justice Department said.
The fire, which prompted 25,000 people to flee, roared into the near-deserted town overnight as a “wall of fire,” devastating up to half the structures in the picturesque resort, officials said.
Displaced by current airstrikes and past conflicts, children board a brightly painted bus to attend art classes that aim to make them feel like kids again — and give them a way to express their pain.
The vice president can't afford to repel supporters of Israel, a key Democratic constituency, as she works to win back some voters alienated by President Biden's policy on the war.
Families of hostages still being held in Gaza are hopeful Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu will announce a cease-fire deal that would bring the hostages home during his address to Congress Wednesday.
Olympic surfing events are taking place in Teahupo’o, a small village nearly 9,800 miles from the host city of Paris. The path to Tahiti has been years in the making, and not without controversy.
The number of "unjust detentions" fell 42% over the last two years, according to the nonprofit Foley Foundation. Despite the progress, nations like Russia continue to pose major risks for U.S. travelers.
The Israeli leader speaks Wednesday to a joint meeting of Congress amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war in Gaza. Republicans are strongly supportive of Israel, while Democrats are increasingly critical.
Autocracy, Inc. author Anne Applebaum says that today’s dictators — including Putin and Xi — are working together in a global fight to dismantle democracy, and Trump is borrowing from their playbook.
Alsu Kurmasheva, a journalist for the U.S. government-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, was convicted of "spreading false information" about the Russian army.
Most Palestinians who've been rounded up since Oct. 7 are incarcerated without due process or contact with the outside world, Israeli human rights organizations say. Israel denies abusing detainees.
