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Senior official says negotiations on how to handle the exchange of captives are continuing.

Some hope to find missing loved ones, return home and grieve for killed relatives. Others just want to get some sleep.

The mega-project on artificial islands between Malaysia and Singapore has struggled to attract interest.

As the war enters its 638th day, these are the main developments.

Reports that children's hospitals in Beijing, Liaoning and other cities are 'overwhelmed with sick children'.

South Korea had already withdrawn from parts of the deal after Pyongyang launched a spy satellite on Tuesday.

Advocates pledge to continue to push for ceasefire as Biden welcomes captives deal that will see temporary pause to war.

Critics fear President-elect Bernardo Arevalo could be blocked from taking office amid a probe into university protests.

Israel continues to bombard the besieged Gaza Strip hours after a truce agreement was announced.

US media, now serving a much more inquisitive society, are no longer accepting Israel's claims at face value.

The 4-day pause in fighting between Israel and Hamas is being met with mixed reaction by many displaced Palestinians.

Authorities say two people inside the vehicle have died, explosion took place on US side of bridge connecting countries.

Helsinki accuses Moscow of weaponising desperate refugees and migrants in retaliation for its recent entry into NATO.

Israel and Hamas agree on deal for release of civilian hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners and halt to war.

As Palestinians await the start of an agreed four-day truce to be announced, Israel continues its bombardment on Gaza.

South Korean military officials say the launch, directed at the East Sea, appears to be unsuccessful.

Residents, aid workers and observers fear ethnic strife among the various armed groups.

In a home in the West Bank, Ubai's family is praying that the Israel-Hamas truce brings him back to them.

Death follows the journeys of people desperate to reach safety across militarised borders.

Israeli PM clinched deal with support of far-right coalition partners, who severely criticised move.

Knife-edge election set to shake up Dutch politics after Prime Minister Mark Rutte's record 13-year stint in power.

Gov't to introduce legislation by February against Palestinian group, supports Israel's right to 'its own security'.

Fault Lines examines how US 'stand your ground' laws have redefined self-defense and increased killings.

The temporary ceasefire suggests Israel and the US are nowhere near wiping out' Hamas.

The UK government intends to intervene in the sale over 'public interest' and free speech concerns.

In the latest episode of UpFront, we look at how relations between the two countries have evolved in recent decades.

According to terms of a four-day truce between Israel and Hamas, 150 Palestinian women and children will be released.

More than 100 bodies of men, women and children have been buried in a mass grave in Gaza's Khan Younis.

Israel and Hamas have a truce deal after 47 days of fighting. Here is a rundown of what happened in Gaza since October 7

A former US State Department official who worked on Middle East affairs has been filmed harassing a Muslim street vendor

Here's how the negotiations involving Israel, Hamas, Qatar, the US and Egypt unfolded.

Russian intelligence services organised the spy network to engage in espionage, sabotage and propaganda, claims Warsaw.

Hamas and Israel have both said that they will release women and children.

Baghdad denounces the strikes as a breach of its 'sovereignty'.

Financial Times report comes two months after Canada alleged Indian agents were linked to another separatist's murder.

The shocks from a relentless climate crisis have upended the lives of millions in Somalia and the Horn of Africa region.

Amnesty International's secretary general discusses human rights violations and war crimes in the Israel-Gaza war.

While the Supreme Court has accepted Khan's bail application, it is uncertain whether the ex-PM will walk out of jail.

The Kremlin says only that it is 'developing military relations' with Iran as Ukraine reports 'rare' drone.

Godwin Emefiele, who was arrested by security services in June, has pleaded not guilty to the charges.

Palestinians in Greece worry they are witnessing forced displacement at an unprecedented rate.

Hamas can benefit militarily from the ambiguous pause deal with Israel, but as an opportunity rather than a necessity.

'If we killed 4,000 Palestinian kids, it wasn't enough,' says former diplomat Stuart Seldowitz in one video.

Former CIA Director David Petraeus says Israel will resume the war on Gaza if it doesn't want Hamas to rebuild itself.

'Both sides are suffering,' says the pope after meetings with Israeli and Palestinian families.

The AI research firm is restoring Altman as CEO after his sacking last week threatened a mass exodus from the company.

Seoul plans to restart aerial surveillance of North Korea after Pyongyang claimed launching a spy satellite into orbit.

The bloc welcomed the opportunity of the four-day window; also says development aid is not being stolen by Hamas.

Millions in Niger face hardship due to economic sanctions after the July 30 coup that toppled President Bazoum.

Israeli air attacks pound the Gaza Strip from north to south.