2024 was deadliest year for journalists with 124 killed, report says
Of the 124 journalists and media workers who were killed in 2024, 82 were killed in the war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, the Committee to Protect Journalists said.
Crisis in the Middle East
Australian nurses fired after allegedly saying in video they'd kill Israelis
Australian authorities say they're investigating two nurses who appear to tell an Israeli influencer in a video posted online that they would kill Israeli patients.
Trump pushes Gaza plan in meeting with Jordan's King Abdullah
President Trump hosted Jordan's King Abdullah II at the White House on Tuesday as he escalates pressure on the Arab nation to take in refugees from Gaza.
Gaza ceasefire appears in jeopardy as Trump issues Hamas an ultimatum
Fear over the fate of the Gaza ceasefire spreads across the Mideast as Hamas delays the next release of Israeli hostages, Trump suggests a major change in terms.
Trump issues ultimatum to Hamas on hostage release
President Trump said he would give Hamas until noon Saturday to release all Israeli hostages.
Hamas says Israel violating Gaza ceasefire, next hostage release delayed
Hamas accuses Israel of systematically violating the Gaza ceasefire, and says the next hostage release will be delayed.
Ceasefire needs to hold or Gaza will face famine again: U.N.
Hundreds of trucks carrying humanitarian aid have arrived each day since the ceasefire began on Jan. 19.
Israeli forces begin withdrawing from key Gaza corridor in major test of ceasefire deal
Three more Israeli hostages were released Saturday in exchange for dozens of Palestinian prisoners.
U.N.'s ICC condemns Trump's sanctions, calls for global support
The International Criminal Court, sanctioned by Trump after issuing an arrest warrant for Israel's leader, calls on all nations "to stand united for justice."
In Michigan, some Arab American voters revisit their support for Trump
President Trump wrote Thursday that the Gaza Strip "would be turned over to the United States by Israel at the conclusion of fighting."
Trump adviser says Gaza plan will "bring the entire region" to reach its own solution
During a joint press conference Tuesday night with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, President Trump outlined a new vision for Gaza, saying the U.S. would "take over the Gaza Strip" and "own it."
U.S. allies and adversaries reject Trump's plan to "take over" Gaza
Only Israel has suggested openness to Trump's plan for the U.S. to move Palestinians out of Gaza and make it a "Riviera of the Middle East."
Trump says U.S. will "take over the Gaza Strip"
In a news conferrence with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, President Trump said the U.S. would "take over the Gaza Strip" and "own it."
Netanyahu to meet with Trump as next phase of negotiations set to resume
Mediators begin the daunting work of brokering the next phase of the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas this week.
Arab nations reject Trump's suggestion to relocate Palestinians
President Trump told reporters last month that he would urge the leaders of Jordan and Egypt to take in Gaza's now largely homeless population.
American man, 2 Israelis freed in 3rd swap with Hamas as ceasefire holds
Keith Siegel, a 65-year-old dual U.S.-Israeli national, is the first American to be released since the Israel-Hamas ceasefire took effect.
American man among 3 hostages set for release in next Israel-Hamas swap
Dual U.S.-Israeli national Keith Siegel is among the 3 hostages expected to be released by Hamas in the fourth swap with Israel.
3 Israeli hostages freed, but 3rd exchange with Hamas doesn't go smoothly
2 Israeli women and an 80-year-old male hostage, along with 5 Thai nationals, were released in Gaza, but Israel delayed its part of the exchange, accusing Hamas of "shocking scenes" at one handover.
Hamas set to free 8 more hostages, including 80-year-old man, officials say
The expected release will keep up the momentum of the fragile ceasefire between Israel and the militant Hamas group that paused the 15-monthlong war in Gaza.
Inside one northern Gaza resident's harrowing return to a shattered home
Monzer al-Sharafi survived months in a tent with his family in southern Gaza. CBS News joined him for the grueling trek back to find what was left of his life.
U.S. allies balk as Trump suggests relocating Palestinians from Gaza
Jordan voiced its "firm and unwavering" rejection of President Trump's suggestion that most Palestinians in Gaza could be relocated to neighboring nations.
Israel lets Palestinians start returning to north Gaza as ceasefire holds
Israel is letting thousands of Palestinians return to northern Gaza for the first time since the early weeks of the war with Hamas, as a fragile ceasefire endures.
22 killed in Lebanon as Israeli forces remain after withdrawal deadline
Israel said it would keep troops in the south beyond the Sunday deadline because the Lebanese army had not yet fully deployed to ensure that Hezbollah does not reestablish its presence in the area.
4 more Israeli hostages released by Hamas as ceasefire continues
After the release of four female Israeli soldiers, Israeli authorities released 200 Palestinian prisoners.
Hope for 2nd hostage release as Hamas names IDF captives to be freed
Hamas has named 4 female Israeli soldiers it says will be freed as part of the second hostage-prisoner swap, as the Gaza ceasefire endures.
World
Tennessee car crash leads to $10 million bounty for accused cartel leader
A car accident, a series of secret wiretaps, a shootout with police and a drug bust eventually led federal investigators back to cartel leaders in Mexico.
What Ukraine and Russia want from the Trump-Putin meeting in Alaska
President Trump visits Alaska Friday for what the White House has called a "listening exercise" with Russia's President Vladimir Putin.
Talks on landmark plastic pollution treaty end without an agreement
Negotiators working on a landmark treaty to address the global crisis of plastic pollution failed to reach an agreement during talks that extended into Friday in Geneva.
10-year-old becomes youngest female chess player to defeat grandmaster
A 10-year-old chess prodigy from the London area has become the youngest female player to defeat a grandmaster, which is the sport's highest title.
U.S. warships deployed to disputed waters after Chinese ships collided
The U.S. sent two warships to a disputed shoal in the South China Sea, where two Chinese ships recently collided while chasing a boat from the Philippines.
Pilot breaks altitude record for solar-powered plane, team says
The achievement is "one of those unforgettable peaks that define great human and technological adventures," the SolarStratos mission said in a statement.
Israeli official OK's West Bank settlement, says it "buries" Palestinian state idea
Israel's far-right finance minister announced approval of the construction of a contentious settlement in the Israeli-occupied West Bank that he says "buries the idea of a Palestinian state."
U.S. sanctions drug cartel associates accused of scamming Americans
The 13 businesses are accused of working with the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, a group designated by the U.S. government as a foreign terrorist organization.
Kremlin gives details about Trump-Putin summit as Europe braces
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer welcomed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to London, a day before a critical U.S.-Russia summit in Alaska.