NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Shira Efron, senior fellow at RAND about how two years of war in Gaza has affected Israelis as a people.

Russia lures thousands of foreign fighters from the Middle East and elsewhere to join its war in Ukraine by promising citizenship and a raft of benefits.

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Israelis and Palestinians share cautious reactions to President Trump's plan to end the war, as talks move forward and airstrikes continue.

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Hamas responded to an American proposal to end Israel's war in Gaza and said it would return all remaining hostages. But big uncertainties remain over the proposal's next steps.

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Between 50 and 100 demonstrators descended on Haymarket, Westminster, just before 1am on October 2 for the 'spontaneous' protest that the police were not notified of.

This past week, President Obasanjo disclosed that the population of OOSC in Nigeria has nearly doubled to 24 million, which is over 10% of the country’s current population estimate. He predictably ...