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Powerful quake shakes west Afghanistan again a week after killing thousands

The earthquakes on Oct. 7 flattened whole villages in Herat, in one of the most destructive quakes in the country's recent history

Palestinian deaths soar past 2,300, makes it deadliest of 5 wars for Gaza

The death toll on Sunday surpassed that of the third war between Israel and Hamas, in the summer of 2014, when 2,251 Palestinians, including 1,462 civilians, were killed, according to UN figures

In first call with Palestinian prez, Biden talks support for aid to Gaza

The weekend calls in Washington came as the US said it was moving up a second carrier strike group in support of Israel

Three dead after shooting at a party at a Denver industrial storefront

"At this point, investigators are working to determine the circumstances that led up to the shooting as well as who was involved," the Denver Police Department said in a statement

Families trudge through Gaza, trying to flee north before Israel's invasion

Many walked. Many had nothing with them but exhausted family members trudging through streets littered with rubble. All of them were trying to get to safety

Reuters videographer killed in Lebanon by Israeli shelling laid to rest

Draped in a Lebanese flag, Issam Abdallah's body was carried on a stretcher through the streets of the southern town of Khiam, from his family's home to the local cemetery

Israel-Hamas clash: Violence fuels growing tensions in occupied West Bank

Israeli forces have held the West Bank under a tight grip, closing crossings into the territory and checkpoints between cities, measures they say are aimed at preventing attacks

Pact reached to allow foreigners to leave Gaza amid Palestinian evacuation

A second official at the Egyptian side of the Rafah crossing point said they received instructions to reopen it on Saturday afternoon for foreigners coming from Gaza

Louvre Museum in Paris evacuated after threat, France under high alert

It said the move was linked to the government's decision to put France on high alert after a fatal school stabbing by a suspected extremist

Palestinians stream south in Gaza as Israel urges a mass evacuation

Israel renewed calls on social media and in leaflets dropped from the air for some 1 million Gaza residents to move south, while Hamas urged people to stay in their homes

Blinken calls for civilian's protection as Israel prepares for Gaza assault

While stressing Israel's right and obligation to defend itself and its citizens, Blinken repeated a warning to other countries and groups not to get involved

France deploying 7K troops after deadly school stabbing by Islamic radical

Some children and personnel returned to the Gambetta-Carnot school in the northern city of Arras as it reopened Saturday morning, after a schoolday attack Friday that rattled France

Palestinians flee northern Gaza after Israel orders mass evacuation

The Israeli military said its troops conducted temporary raids into Gaza to battle militants and hunted for traces of some 150 people abducted in Hamas's assault on Israel nearly a week ago

Hunter investigations lead to ethical concerns about Joe Biden: Poll

The survey's findings point toward a US political system riven with cynicism and suspicion

Trump says he stands with Netanyahu after a barrage of GOP criticism

Earlier, Trump told a rally crowd in Florida that Netanyahu had "let us down" before the US killed a top Iranian general

Despite lack of credible threats, US cities boost security amid Israel war

Law enforcement officials said they were on high alert for violence driven by antisemitic or Islamophobic sentiments in the wake of the Hamas attack on Israel

Gaza offensive still in early stages: Netanyahu vows to 'destroy' Hamas

Israel has been pounding Gaza with airstrikes since Hamas militants carried out an unprecedented cross-border attack last Saturday, killing over 1,300 people in a brutal rampage

Teacher dead, 3 wounded after France stabbing attack; echoes 2020 killing

Macron said France had been hit once again by the barbarity of Islamist terrorism

Republicans pick Jim Jordan as nominee for US House speaker during vote

Frustrated House Republicans have been fighting bitterly over whom they should elect to replace the speaker they ousted, Rep Kevin McCarthy, and the future direction of their party

NASA spacecraft launched to rare metal asteroid in 1st mission of its kind

Most asteroids tend to be rocky or icy, and this is the first exploration of a metal world. Scientists believe it may be the battered remains of an early planet's core