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An average of 10 ships transited Strait of Hormuz daily over past 10 days, the lowest level since May, Kpler data shows.

Houthi-run media outlet released footage of destruction after alleged Saudi air strike on al-Hazm prison.

Rightward shift in Latin America comes as Washington pledges to grow influence, take militaristic approach to cartels.

Threats of cyclones and deadly surf as the Category 3 storm path approaches Hawaiian islands on Monday night.

Oil prices spike to six-week highs as US-Iran strikes disrupt traffic in the crucial Strait of Hormuz.

A temple collapsed into the Ganges River in India’s West Bengal after severe erosion breached protective barriers

International Court of Justice ordered Israel in 2024 to prevent the destruction of evidence related to war crimes.

Fighting is intensifying in Yemen as government-aligned forces launch counterattacks against the Iran-backed Houthis.

Robots protest in Poland over AI regulation concerns

Cuba reports record losses from the US embargo as foreign minister describes months of punishing blackouts.

The far-right Alternative for Germany is just short of a majority in a regional election.

Britain expresses sorrow over slavery, but rejects financial compensation.

UN watchdog says material from facility, bombed in 2007, now under IAEA safeguards.

A shop worker has been hailed a ‘hero’ after CCTV video showed him diving into traffic to save a child

External support for ethnic armed groups poses an escalating security threat to Iran, experts and state officials warn.

Major-General Mohammed Ali Durgham is accused of links to 1982 Hama massacre and 2011 protest crackdown.

Trump targets aeroplane maker again, accusing Canada of unfair practices and threatening to block sales in the US.

Moscow retaliates after similar move from Berlin last week citing failed drone attack on airport.

Israel's E1 plan risks splitting the West Bank in two.

Thousands attend funeral of war criminal Ratko Mladic in Serbia

Humanitarian official Athena Rayburn dissects the Israeli tactics making life ‘untenable’ for millions of Palestinians.

Two wrestlers have become the latest to flee while abroad, drawing a wave of sympathy as well as legal threats.

Pacific island nation Nauru has opened its embassy in Jerusalem, becoming the ninth country to do so.

President Rodrigo Paz declares national mourning, urges unity after deadly military base explosions near La Paz.

B'Tselem Executive Directo

Upcoming election viewed as bid to tighten President Vucic's rule after months of mass street protests.

‘5,000 naira used to make a pot of soup, now 10,000 naira isn't enough.’

Balkan state joins short list of countries agreeing to send peacekeepers to Palestinian enclave.

Israel's continued strikes challenge Lebanon's push for an elusive peace agreement and stability.

The UK is planning to take new steps against illegal Israeli settlements as Palestinians suffer more violence.