NPR's Michel Martin talks to Amos Hochstein, senior adviser to President Biden, about the latest ceasefire deal in Gaza and his earlier negotiations for a ceasefire in Lebanon.

Ireland's Micheál Martin was elected prime minister for the second time by a coalition of the country's two large centre-right parties and independents on Thursday, and set himself the task of warding off threats arising from Donald Trump's return as U.

Michael Oren, former Israeli ambassador to the U.S., joins NPR's Michel Martin to discuss Israel's security cabinet approving a Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal. The agreement still needs the full cabinet's OK.

Israel's security cabinet voted to approve a ceasefire deal to end the fighting in Gaza. Full cabinet approval is expected later Friday, a statement from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said.

T he Berlin Film Festival has unveiled the lineup for the 2025 edition, running February 13-23. It's the first official lineup overseen by new artistic director and former BFI Lon

Israel and Hamas have reached an agreement on a multiphase ceasefire that commits them to end the war in Gaza.

Israel’s Cease-Fires in Lebanon and Gaza Appear Fragile Israeli forces killed at least 15 people and injured dozens more in southern Lebanon on Sunday, Lebanese officials said. In Gaza, Israel ...

Mapmakers and teachers are re-thinking what to call the gulf of water between Mexico, the United States and Cuba after President Donald Trump ordered it renamed from the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America.

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The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Friday confirmed that it will keep its forces in southern Lebanon as the 60-day truce comes to an end on Sunday. Under the ceasefire deal agreed to in November ...

Israel was expected to withdraw all of its forces from southern Lebanon as part of the deal but the Israeli government said some its forces would remain in southern Lebanon, blaming Lebanon for ...