A ceasefire agreement, however volatile, between Israel and Hamas was reached on January 15, opening up the flood gates to humanitarian aid. Santa Barbara–based charities ShelterBox and Direct Relief ...

The US is the world's most important donor of development aid, and the repercussions of Trump's recent freeze are being felt ...

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Colombian President Gustavo Petro is urging Colombians living without documentation in the United States to quit their jobs ...

The U.S. and Iraq announced an agreement last year to wind down the military mission in Iraq of an American-led coalition fighting the Islamic State group by September 2025.

The organization representing families of hostages held in the Gaza strip is celebrating the news that three male hostages ...

Hamas to release three Israeli hostages from Gaza, including an American dual national, amid a 42-day truce and ongoing ...

The Palestinian American comic made a Netflix show based on his life. As he was writing the final season, October 7 happened.

The second hostage to be released this weekend, Israeli-American Keith Siegel, who was taken hostage with his wife Aviva, was seen in a video released by Hamas last year. His wife was released in the ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo's foreign minister on Friday accused Rwanda of illegally occupying part of its territory, ...

Support from Americans has surged for the U.S. nonprofit that raises money for UNRWA, the U.N. agency that serves Palestinian ...