Hamas has agreed to release 33 hostages for nearly 2,000 prisoners and detainees during this first phase of the ceasefire.

Since Israel and Hamas went to war, reporters and editors at The New York Times have closely covered the conflict. Our coverage includes the Hamas-led attack on Israel, the plight of hostages ...

Hamas on Friday announced the names of three Israeli hostages to be released on Saturday in exchange for Palestinian prisoners after a delay that underlined the obstacles hanging over a fragile ...

Saudi Arabia says it won't establish ties with Israel without creation of Palestinian state Middle Eastcategory· 2:03 AM UTC The Palestinian Hamas movement is ready to establish contact and hold ...

EMMY has been selected to represent Ireland in the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest in Basel, Switzerland. The 24-year-old singer ...

More than 15 months after the Hamas-led attacks on Israel that triggered the war in Gaza, a ceasefire agreement has come into effect, paving the way for a hostage release. Hamas seized 251 people on 7 ...

The Gaza Hamas-run Health Ministry claimed to have identified the first case of polio in the Gaza Strip on Friday. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for a humanitarian ceasefire in ...

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President Jimmy Carter posthumously won his fourth Grammy for best audiobook narration at the 2025 Grammy Awards on Sunday.

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Since launching in 2000, All Songs Considered has been NPR's flagship program for music discovery, artist interviews and conversations with friends and fellow music lovers about the really big ...

Trump Directly Calls for U.S.A.I.D. to Be Shut Down The ousted director of federal prisons contests her firing, citing civil service rules. Vance calls for reinstatement of DOGE worker who ...