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Taiwan holds first tariff talks with United States
USA-TRUMP-TARIFFS-TAIWAN:Taiwan holds first tariff talks with United States
Baker, Hassabis, Jumper Win 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Scientists David Baker, Demis Hassabis and John Jumper won the 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, the award-giving body said on Wednesday, for work on the structure of proteins.
Some Progress Made on Gaza Ceasefire Deal, Says Harris
There has been some progress on a Gaza ceasefire deal but it is "meaningless" unless a deal is actually reached, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris said on Tuesday during an appearance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.
US Says Ceasefire Call Shows Hezbollah 'Getting Battered'
ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS-HEZBOLLAH-USA:US says ceasefire call shows Hezbollah 'getting battered'
Israel Says It Has Killed Slain Hezbollah Leader's Successors
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday Israeli airstrikes had killed two successors to Hezbollah's slain leader, as Israel expanded its offensive against the Iran-backed group with a fourth army division deployed into south Lebanon.
Netanyahu Says Israel Has 'Taken Out' Nasrallah's Successors
Israeli forces have killed the would-be successors of late Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday, without naming them.
Hezbollah Supports Ceasefire Efforts in Lebanon, Deputy Leader Says
Hezbollah's deputy leader said in comments broadcast on Tuesday that the group backs efforts to reach a ceasefire in Lebanon, and for the first time omitted any mention of a Gaza truce deal as a pre-condition to halting the group's attacks on Israel.
Scientists Hopfield and Hinton Win 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics
U.S. scientist John Hopfield and British-Canadian colleague Geoffrey Hinton won the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics for discoveries and inventions that laid the foundation for machine learning, the award-giving body said on Tuesday.
Israeli Tanks Push Deeper Into Jabalia in Northern Gaza, Residents Say
Israel sent tanks deeper into Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip on Tuesday and advised people to leave as it pounded the historic Palestinian refugee camp from the air, residents said.
Ukrainian Air Defenses Down 18 Russian Drones
: Zelenskyy’s set to present ‘victory plan’ at upcoming Ramstein meeting in Germany with Ukraine’s allies
Israel Says Beirut Strike Killed a Hezbollah Commander
Strike came amid Israeli attacks on Hamas, Hezbollah targets
Israel-hezbollah Fighting Intensifies, as Memorials Mark War Anniversary
Hezbollah fired rockets at Israel's third-largest city, Haifa, and Israel looked poised to expand its offensive into Lebanon on Monday, one year after the devastating Hamas attack on Israel that sparked the Gaza war.
Factbox-How the World is Marking Oct. 7 Attack on Israel, Start of Gaza War
People around the world were holding vigils, ceremonies and protests to mark the first anniversary of the Hamas-led attack on Israel that triggered the war in Gaza, as fighting raged on in the enclave on Monday.
Nobel Prize for Medicine Goes to US Pair for Work on microRNA
U.S. scientists Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun won the 2024 Nobel Prize in Medicine for the discovery of microRNA and its crucial role in how multicellular organisms grow and live, the award-giving body said on Monday.
Factbox-2024 Nobel Prizes Announced This Week
The Nobel prizes are to be announced this week, starting with the award for medicine or physiology on Monday.
Israel Marks Oct. 7 Anniversary Under Shadow of Escalating War
Israelis on Monday marked the first anniversary of the devastating Hamas attack that triggered a war which has sparked protest worldwide and risks igniting a far wider conflict in the Middle East.
Netanyahu Tells Macron That Putting Limits on Israel Will Strengthen Iran
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke by telephone with French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday, his office said, and told him that placing restrictions on Israel will just serve Iran and its proxies.
Heavy Strikes Shake Beirut as Israel Expands Lebanon Campaign
Massive consecutive strikes hit Beirut's southern suburbs from late Saturday into Sunday, Reuters eyewitnesses said, sending booms across the city and sparking flashes of red and white for nearly 30 minutes visible from several kilometers away.
Nasrallah's Possible Successor Out of Contact Since Friday, Lebanese Source Says
The potential successor to slain Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah has been out of contact since Friday, a Lebanese security source said on Saturday, after an Israeli airstrike that is reported to have targeted him.
Factbox-What Are Countries Doing to Get Their Nationals Out of Lebanon?
Nations worldwide have prepared contingency plans to evacuate citizens from Lebanon after a dramatic escalation in the conflict between Israel and the Lebanese armed movement Hezbollah, backed by Iran.
Israeli Strike Hits North Lebanon as Raids Pummel Beirut Suburbs
An Israeli strike hit Lebanon's northern city of Tripoli for the first time early on Saturday, a Lebanese security source said, after more bombardment hit Beirut's suburbs and Israeli troops sought to make new ground incursions into southern Lebanon.