We're waiting to hug Edan, says grandmother of hostage to be freed from Gaza
Tel Aviv (AFP) May 12, 2025
Among those waiting anxiously Monday for the release of Edan Alexander, the US-Israeli hostage held by Hamas since October 2023, was his grandmother who said she couldn't wait to hug him. ... more
Iraq arrests IS suspect for inciting the New Orleans attack
Baghdad (AFP) April 27, 2025
Iraqi authorities have arrested a suspected member of the Islamic State group for inciting a January truck-ramming attack that killed 14 people in the US city of New Orleans, Iraq's judiciary said Sunday. ... more
US to withdraw some 1,000 troops from Syria
Washington (AFP) April 18, 2025
The United States will roughly halve the number of troops it has deployed in Syria to less than 1,000 in the coming months, the Pentagon said Friday. ... more