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Hamas released 20 living Israeli and foreign hostages as part of a ceasefire agreement brokered by Donald Trump, with Israel freeing 250 Palestinian prisoners. The deal marks the first phase of a fragile peace plan for Gaza.

Three scientists—two American and one Japanese—have won the 2025 Nobel Prize in Medicine for their pioneering discoveries about how the immune system protects against disease without attacking the body itself.

U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are meeting in Washington to discuss a new 21-point ceasefire plan for Gaza, amid rising international pressure, Israel’s ongoing offensive, and a reported war death toll of 66,000.

Four Western nations have recognized a Palestinian state amid Israel’s ongoing offensive in Gaza, joining over 140 countries and reigniting debate over the two-state solution.

Israel’s unprecedented September 9 airstrike on Doha killed five Hamas members and a Qatari officer, bringing condemnation from the UN and sparking an emergency summit. The attack marks Israel’s sixth cross-border strike in its two-year campaign against Hamas, raising concerns about possible future strikes in Turkey.

Afghanistan’s September 1 earthquake killed 2,200 and injured over 3,600. Taliban restrictions on female aid workers have left women survivors without critical medical care amid a collapsing health system.

A powerful 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck Afghanistan’s Kunar province near the Pakistan border on August 31, 2025, killing at least 622 people and injuring more than 1,300, with the toll expected to rise as rescue efforts continue.

An Israeli airstrike on Nasser hospital in southern Gaza killed at least 19 people, including four journalists, one of whom worked for Reuters. The incident highlights the intensifying danger facing reporters covering the Israel-Gaza conflict.

US President Donald Trump will host Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky and top European leaders at the White House on Monday, just days after his Alaska summit with Russia’s Vladimir Putin. The high-stakes meeting is set to focus on robust security guarantees and potential conditions for ending the war in Ukraine.

An Israeli airstrike outside Gaza City’s Al-Shifa hospital killed prominent Al Jazeera reporter Anas Al Sharif and four colleagues, a move condemned by press freedom advocates amid ongoing war.