The Israeli prime minister's visit will be the first by a foreign leader during President Donald Trump’s second term.

An Airbus passenger plane traveling from Busan, South Korea, to Hong Kong caught fire before takeoff, forcing 176 people to evacuate using its inflatable slides, officials said on Tuesday evening.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took the stand during his corruption trial Monday in Tel Aviv, defending himself against two aides after failing to get the hearing delayed.

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Impeached South Korean president to appear in court hearing over his arrest, lawyers say.

Hamas will release more Israeli hostages this week, officials said Monday, including Agam Berger, who was not released along with four of her colleagues on Saturday.

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Australia said on Wednesday it would enlist indigenous Aboriginal rangers to patrol its vast and remote northern coastline amid an influx of illegal fishing boats that have also been used by people smugglers.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says President Donald Trump has invited him to visit the White House on Feb. 4.

South Korean prosecutors indicted the impeached president Yoon Suk Yeol on Sunday (Jan 26) on charges of being the "ringleader" of an insurrection after his failed attempt to impose martial law in the country. This led to the leader's suspension, and he remains in detention.

Prosecutors indicted detained South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Sunday on charges of leading an insurrection with his short-lived imposition of martial law last month.

Trump has repeatedly and explicitly said he wants to use the perception he is unpredictable, and even unhinged, to boost American power.

The visit by the envoy, Steven Witkoff, was set to take place as Israeli and Hamas officials prepared for a new round of negotiations aimed at cementing the current cease-fire in Gaza and allowing more exchanges of hostages and Palestinian prisoners.