Israeli troops on Friday finished withdrawing from parts of Gaza, triggering a 72-hour countdown for Hamas to release the Israeli hostages.

She said most people ‘would rather remain in their own homeland’, but a lack of food or warfare drives them to leave.

An attempted coup is under way in the Indian Ocean island of Madagascar, the country’s president has said. A statement from President Andry Rajoelina’s office said it “wishes to inform the nation and ...

Catherine Connolly has claimed “politics of fear” is being used against her after Heather Humphreys said she has “legitimate questions to answer”. Ms Humphreys accused Ms Connolly of insulting allies ...

Benjamin Netanyahu’s deputy foreign minister Sharren Haskel said she would ‘have to contradict’ the assertion.

The Gaza ceasefire held in its second day as tens of thousands of Palestinians returned to their neighbourhoods on Saturday ...

The explosion happened on Friday morning at Accurate Energetic Systems, which supplies and researches explosives for the ...

Jonathan Powell did not take part in discussions about the ‘substance or the evidence’ of the case, Bridget Phillipson said.