Hamas named four Israeli women soldiers it plans to release from captivity in a second hostage-for-prisoner swap, as the Gaza ceasefire nears the end of its first week.

The four Israeli soldiers held by Hamas for 15 months display trilingual “release certificates,” bound like college diplomas. The camera shows each woman receiving a Hamas pendant and other souvenirs,

A long-delayed ceasefire in the Gaza war began taking hold as Hamas released three hostages in exchange for 90 Palestinians held in Israeli prisons.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said an agreement to free hostages held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip has been finalized.

After 15 months of war, Israel and Hamas have announced a pause in hostilities. In the best case, in which the six-week ceasefire becomes open-ended, it will bring a host of new challenges.

President Donald Trump will sign education-related executive actions that aim to combat antisemitism on campuses, ease money for school choice programs and cut funds for public schools that teach critical race theory,

After Pete Hegseth won confirmation by a single vote to become defense secretary, Donald Trump’s entourage is mobilizing to bolster Tulsi Gabbard, another of the president’s imperiled nominees for a top national security post.

US universities are preparing for potential disruptions to funding, especially for scientific research, after President Donald Trump’s acting budget director issued a sweeping memo directing agencies to halt federal financial grants and loans while the government reviews if the spending complies with recent executive orders.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is planning to visit Washington next week to meet US President Donald Trump, according to people familiar with the matter, as the leaders look to maintain the ceasefire in Gaza.

US President Donald Trump announced sweeping tariffs on Colombia before abruptly pulling the threat after reaching a deal on the return of deported migrants, a move that rattled global markets in the space of several hours.

Thousands of Palestinians are traveling back to the devastated neighborhoods of northern Gaza after being displaced during the Israel-Hamas war, as a fragile 42-day ceasefire moves into a second week.