Israeli Strike in Northern Gaza Kills Dozens Officials There Say

An unknown disease in Congo has left dozens dead, officials say

An unknown disease in southwestern Congo has killed at least 67 people over two weeks

ABC News - 1h

Israeli strikes kill 11 in Lebanon after fire exchanges with Hezbollah that test ceasefire’s limits

Israel has unleashed its largest wave of airstrikes across Lebanon since agreeing to a ceasefire with Hezbollah last week, killing at least 11 people

ABC News - 7h

Israeli and Hezbollah strikes test limits of ceasefire

Strikes and counter-strikes put the ceasefire at risk, just days after it was reached.

BBC News - 20m

Israeli Officials Welcome Trump’s Demand to Free Hostages Before Inauguration

President-elect Donald J. Trump has threatened to take unspecified action unless the hostages held in Gaza are released before he takes office in January.

The New York Times - 3h

Lebanon ceasefire under strain after Israeli strikes and Hezbollah mortar fire

Lebanon says 11 people were killed in Israeli strikes after Hezbollah fired mortars at an Israeli army post.

BBC News - 5h

Middle East Latest: Israeli minister warns of wider strikes on Lebanon if ceasefire collapses

Israel’s defense minister says that if the shaky ceasefire with Hezbollah collapses, Israel will widen its strikes and target the Lebanese state itself

ABC News - 2h

Israel-Gaza-Lebanon live updates: IDF says it's hitting targets in Lebanon

The Israel Defense Forces said Sunday it launched "several operations" targeting Hezbollah fighters that it claimed posed a direct threat to Israel.

ABC News - 21h

Trump Says There Will Be ‘Hell to Pay’ Unless Hostages in Gaza Are Released

President-elect Donald J. Trump said in a social media post on Monday that the hostages must be released before his inauguration in January.

The New York Times - 19h

Top U.N. Envoy Says Gaza War Followed Years of Weak Diplomacy

World leaders failed to focus on a permanent solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and risk making the same mistake again, the departing United Nations’ envoy in the region says.

The New York Times - 7h

Hamas and Fatah are near an agreement on who will oversee postwar Gaza

Palestinian officials say Fatah and Hamas are closing in on an agreement to appoint a committee of politically independent technocrats to administer the Gaza Strip after the war

ABC News - 1h

Parthenon Sculptures deal 'close', ex-Greek official says

Sir Keir Starmer met the Greek PM for talks at Downing Street - but it was not clear if the issue was discussed.

BBC News - 12m

Trump warns of ‘hell to pay’ if Israeli hostages not released by January

US president-elect’s comments come as Gaza ceasefire talks fail to make progress

Financial Times - 19h

Rival union official says Atlantic City casino union boss should resign for opposing a smoking ban

Workers seeking an end to smoking in Atlantic City casinos say the main employee union has been won over by tobacco companies seeking allies in the fight against smoking restrictions

ABC News - 16h

Israeli military says Hezbollah fired into a disputed border zone, the group's first attack since a ceasefire began

ABC News - 1d

Unknown disease kills 143 people in south-west DRC, local authorities say

Infected people described as having flu-like symptoms including high fever and severe headaches. An unknown disease killed 143 people in a south-west province of Democratic Republic of the Congo in ...

The Guardian - 2h

Bracketology: It's official, the SEC is a juggernaut

For the first time in a long, long time, a team not named Kansas is the top overall seed. Instead, it's Auburn as the SEC takes over the bracket.

ESPN - 2h

Dozens of Tamils arrive in UK after three years stranded on Diego Garcia

Lawyers and campaigners hail removal of 47 people from remote Indian Ocean island as ‘a big day for justice’. Dozens of people stranded in hellish conditions for more than three years on the remote ...

The Guardian - 8h

Putin makes it official: Russia is all in on defense spending

Yahoo News - 10h

Winter weather alerts for 5 million people as snow continues to hit northern states

Some 5 million people across the Great Lakes and southern Appalachians are under winter weather alerts Monday morning, with the snow and rain that have disrupted the post-holiday travel period in ...

NBC News - 1d

Winter weather blast to bring more snow to Northern states making travel hazardous

A new Arctic blast is set to dump more snow onto the Great Lakes and the Northeast, as winter weather caused transport chaos and left thousands stranded.

NBC News - 3h

German union announces strikes at fast-food chains

Yahoo News - 20h

Israel, Hezbollah exchanging strikes despite ceasefire

Last week's ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah is in a fragile spot with Israel on Monday launching its largest wave of airstrikes across Lebanon since agreeing to the deal. Israel's military ...

CBS News - 51m

Israeli soldiers conducting campaign of ‘beatings and abuse’ in Hebron

Guardian findings back up research by rights group which reveals ‘shocking behavioural norms’ of Israeli soldiers. Israeli soldiers based in the occupied West Bank city of Hebron have intensified a ...

The Guardian - 12h

Long-time NFL official Dale Hamer dies at 87

Dale Hamer, a long-time NFL game official and then a replay official, has died.

Yahoo Sports - 23h

Top Fed official warns progress on taming US inflation ‘may be stalling’

Governor Christopher Waller says he still supports a December interest rate cut barring a surprise in the economic data

Financial Times - 20h

Israel Builds Bases in Central Gaza, a Sign It May Be There to Stay

In recent months, soldiers have demolished more than 600 buildings to create a buffer area and expanded a network of bases, a New York Times analysis of satellite imagery and video footage shows.

The New York Times - 1d

Kate joins Qatar welcome as Queen says she had pneumonia

The state visit's exercise in soft power sees the Qatari royals given a carriage procession along The Mall.

BBC News - 1h

Trump demands hostages be released from Gaza before he takes office

Hamas recently released a propaganda video featuring U.S.-Israeli hostage Edan Alexander, who has been held since the Oct. 7 massacre. It comes as President-elect Donald Trump demands the release ...

CBS News - 3h

‘Progressive except for Palestine’: how a tech charity imploded over a statement on Gaza

The board of the non-profit Code for Science & Society blocked a statement against genocide. The fallout tore the high-profile organization apart. Miliaku Nwabueze, a senior program manager at Code ...

The Guardian - 2h

Hamas and Fatah agree to create committee to run postwar Gaza Strip

Two main Palestinian factions agree during talks in Cairo that politically independent technocrats will run territory. Middle East crisis – live updates Hamas and Fatah – the two main ...

The Guardian - 58m