With politicians facing wars, or their own political battles at home, The Independent looks around the world at what leaders ...

The missile attacks now appear to be increasing to a point where they happen every night. This is forcing millions of ...

A baby girl froze to death overnight in Gaza, while Israel and Hamas accused each other of complicating ceasefire efforts ...

Pope Francis appealed for weapons to be laid down in global conflicts and for the reconciliation between enemies in a ...

Pope Francis in his traditional Christmas message urges everyone to find courage 'to silence the sounds of arms and overcome ...

An investigation has found severe failures in Israel's air defence response during Hamas's surprise October 7 attack ...

Protests erupted in Christian neighborhoods of the Syrian capital Damascus after a Christmas tree was set on fire in another ...

Hamas accused Israel of introducing new conditions while Israel's government said Hamas was reneging on agreements that had ...

Israel and Hamas accused each other of complicating ceasefire efforts on Wednesday, as the two sides inch closer to a deal ...

Whatever label you apply – the woke, the hard Left, progressives – it’s been a lousy year for acolytes of the “omnicause”. We ...

Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip overnight killed at least 20 people, Palestinian medics said Monday. One of the strikes ...

Modiin, Israel — For more than 400 days after being critically wounded during Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attack on southern Israel, ...