VATICAN CITY — Chicago-born Pope Leo XIV called for humanitarian aid to be allowed into war-torn Gaza, decrying the violence and suffering in the Middle East during his first general audience as pope ...

Israeli troops fired warning shots during foreign diplomats' visit to the occupied West Bank, the military said, drawing condemnation as pressure mounted on Israel to allow aid into Gaza.

Three days after Israel said it would ease its blockade of humanitarian aid to Gaza, little, if any, of the desperately ...

Gaza’s food system was at a breaking point. Now, 18 months of war and Israeli siege have helped create the conditions for ...

NPR spoke with two international students about their decision to continue speaking out despite the government's aggressive ...

Pope Leo XIV called Wednesday for humanitarian aid to reach the Gaza Strip and for an end to the “heartbreaking” toll on its ...

Israeli strikes continued to pound the Gaza Strip Wednesday, despite a surge in international anger at Israel’s widening ...

Two of northern Gaza’s last functioning hospitals have been encircled by Israeli troops, preventing anyone from leaving or ...

Gazans waited desperately for vital supplies on Wednesday after Israel said it let in dozens of UN trucks but faced mounting ...

Britain and the European Union have imposed sweeping sanctions targeting Russia, particularly its shadow fleet of oil tankers ...

Hospitals in Gaza say Israeli strikes overnight and into Wednesday killed at least 45 people, including several women and a week-old infant. The fresh strikes come as Israel’s war on Hamas shows no ...

Voters in the city of Pittsburgh tackled a ballot question on ownership of the city's water and sewer system, as well as ...