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The Israel Defense Forces said it had taken over areas in the southern Gaza strip and was establishing a security corridor between Rafah and Khan Younis.

Judge rules university student Mahmoud Khalil eligible for deportation

Tijuana and San Diego built an entwined economy. Trump's tariffs on Mexico have set off a scramble ro sort through the confusion and salvage their connections.

The high-stakes talks over the future of Iran's nuclear program come amid escalating tensions in the region.

Air pollution fell substantially as the city restricted car traffic and made way for parks and bike lanes.

The world's two largest powers are closer to a full economic break than ever, as President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping refuse to back down in a high-stakes game of chicken.

After ousting Assad, Syria's new rulers have been stamping out the "land bridge" that Iran used to project regional power by arming Hezbollah and other allies.

The United States and Iran will hold their first serious talks in a decade this weekend. Both sides say they are willing to make a deal, but it is unclear whether their representatives will even sit in the same room.

Abigail Esparza Reyes, a member of an elite police unit known as "Gringo Hunters," chased U.S. fugitives in Mexico. She was fatally shot this week.

The agreement, which goes into effect in 2028, makes the shipping industry the first to face international binding emissions targets.