Hamas and Israeli troops clash in Gaza as airstrikes intensify
CNN — Hamas fighters and Israeli forces engaged in limited clashes inside Gaza on Sunday as the Israeli military ramped up airstrikes on the Palestinian enclave ahead of what its…
Gaza hospital blast: Forensic analysis of images and videos suggests rocket was cause, not Israeli airstrike
CNN — In the days since a blast ripped through the packed Al-Ahli Hospital in Gaza City, killing hundreds of Palestinians, dueling claims between Palestinian militants and the Israeli government…
Jeff Wilson: Washington state senator arrested in Hong Kong for carrying a gun through airport
Hong Kong CNN — An American politician has been arrested in Hong Kong for carrying a gun into the city, according to public broadcaster RTHK, citing a local court, in…
‘Horrific’ Russian attack on postal depot kills six in eastern Ukraine
CNN — At least six people were killed and 16 others injured after a Russian missile strike on a postal terminal in the Kharkiv region of Ukraine, officials have said.…
Syrian generals face a landmark war crimes trial in France
Paris CNN — Omar Abou Nabout is a man on a mission. Part diplomat-in-training, part legal campaigner, the 27-year-old Syrian spoke to CNN in Paris between meetings, flipping between his…
A secret weapons delivery and a cross-river raid: Here’s what to know about the latest in Ukraine
Kyiv CNN — Over the last week, a secret delivery of American weapons and a cross-river raid have injected much-needed energy into Ukraine’s largely stalled counteroffensive. In the east, Ukrainians…
Security agency services investigating after two Molotov cocktails thrown at Berlin synagogue
Berlin CNN — German security services are investigating after two Molotov cocktails were thrown in the direction of a synagogue in Berlin during the early hours of Wednesday. Posting on…
Japan seeks dissolution of controversial Unification Church: What to know
Tokyo, Japan CNN — Japan’s government on Friday asked a court to order the dissolution of the Unification Church branch in Japan following the assassination of former Japanese prime minister…
This woman held off Hamas with a vacuum cleaner and a rolling pin
CNN — An Israeli woman and her daughter survived Hamas’ 12-hour siege of their kibbutz by barricading themselves into a safe room using a vacuum cleaner and a rolling pin.…
Everything you need to know about Israel’s war with Hamas
Editor’s Note: A version of this story appears in CNN’s Meanwhile in the Middle East newsletter, a three-times-a-week look inside the region’s biggest stories. Sign up here. CNN — Israel…