National security officials have said the drones recently spotted in the eastern part of the country don’t appear to be signs of foreign interference or a public safety threat.
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In churches across long-stifled Syria, Christians marked the first Sunday services since the collapse of Bashar Assad’s government in an air of transformation.
A severely hobbled Hezbollah was in no position to help defend former Syrian President Bashar Assad, a longtime ally, from the lightning-fast insurgency that toppled him.
American officials have been in direct contact with the terrorist-designated rebel group that led the overthrow of Syrian President Bashar Assad, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said.
Relatively few Americans overall approve of Pete Hegseth, Trump’s choice to lead the Department of Defense, or Tulsi Gabbard, his pick for intelligence chief, although a substantial share doesn’t know who those figures are.
The decision of President Santiago Peña to reopen the Jerusalem embassy makes Paraguay the first country to make the move since the Hamas-led Oct. 7 terrorist attack last year triggered the war.
A large number of mysterious drones have been reported flying over parts of New Jersey in recent weeks, sparking speculation and concern over who sent them and why.
Sam Jacobs, Time’s editor in chief, said the president-elect was someone who “for better or for worse, had the most influence on the news in 2024.”
The upheaval in Syria has sparked new fears of instability in a region wracked by three conflicts despite a ceasefire agreement in Lebanon.
Christopher Wray, who has faced repeated criticism from Donald Trump, told FBI employees that he plans to resign when President Joe Biden’s term ends.
Israel stepped up its attacks on military sites in Syria, hitting hundreds of targets early Tuesday and sending troops deeper into the country.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took the witness stand for the first time in a corruption trial in which he’s accused of bribery, fraud and breach of trust.
The suspect in the killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO struggled with deputies and shouted Tuesday while arriving for a court appearance in Pennsylvania, a day after he was arrested at a McDonald’s and charged with murder.
A Marine veteran who used a chokehold on an agitated subway rider was acquitted on Monday.
A chance sighting at the restaurant in Pennsylvania led to a dramatic break in a challenging but fast-moving investigation that had captivated the public in the five days since the shooting.