Hamas released eight hostages, including three Israelis and five Thais, as part of a hostage-for-prisoner exchange.

Thirty-three people were set to be released during the first phase of the agreement, including female soldiers and civilians, children and men over 50.

Citizens of Israel, the United States, Britain, Mexico, Thailand and other countries were among about 250 people abducted in the Oct. 7, 2023 raids into Israel.

Despite assurances from the rebels-turned-leaders, members of some religious groups worry what life will be like for them in a post-Assad Syria.

The hostage, Youssef Ziyadne, an Arab Bedouin, was seized along with three grown children on Oct. 7, 2023. Two of them were released, but there is “serious concern” about the fate of the third.

The Canadian prime minister, who said on Monday he would step down, has spent a quarter-century in the political spotlight.

Four weeks after the fall of the Assad regime, Israel is pressing on with a military campaign on Syrian soil.

As the renewed clashes in the north of the enclave neared the three-month mark, there was no sign of them abating.

The living members of the exclusive club of Oval Office occupants said Mr. Carter would be remembered for his efforts to promote peace and democracy.