Rachel Chason

Since the Hamas attack of Oct. 7, 2023, over 11,700 Americans have opened applications to immigrate to Israel. That’s nearly double the number the year before.

As Islamist militants spread south, group leaders have made clear their fight is with Mali’s government — and the Wagner mercenaries protecting it.

The U.S. said Israel had signaled it would agree to a temporary truce with Hezbollah. Instead, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to keep fighting.

Tens of thousands of Israeli businesses have closed over the last year and reservists are struggling to juggle careers with military service.

White House adviser Amos Hochstein met with top Israeli officials as he tried to de-escalate tensions with the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah.

“There is a rope hanging over my son’s head,” said Yehuda Cohen, father of hostage Nimrod Cohen. He says the U.S. must pressure Netanyahu into a cease-fire.

Momodou Keita is back on patrol after his work triggered a debate over female genital mutilation that convulsed Gambia and drew broad international attention.

The prison in the Congolese capital, Kinshasa, was notorious for its overcrowding, with conditions described by Amnesty International as “appalling.”

The U.S. military pullout from the sprawling Agadez base in Niger deals a setback to efforts at countering Islamist insurgents and resisting Russian influence.

Kyiv said Mali failed to provide evidence of any Ukrainian involvement in the attacks by Tuareg rebels in northern Mali that killed Russian and Malian troops.