The Red Cross ... “From day one, we have called for the immediate release of all the hostages, and for access to them,” it said in a statement. In World War II, the ICRC visited prisoners ...

Swiss businessman Jean-Henri Dunant was shocked by the paralysis of local authorities after the Battle of Solferino, and then ...

Even in war, branding applies. Israel and Hamas are engaged in a parallel battle of optics despite a ceasefire that took ...

If you want to know the truth about what's happening in the Middle East, you won't find it watching PBS or listening to NPR.

KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hamas has handed American-Israeli hostage Keith Siegel, 65, over to the Red Cross, the third hostage to be released Saturday as part of a ceasefire deal with Israel.

Hamas has handed over the American-Israeli hostage Keith Siegel to the Red Cross – the third hostage ... Israel on October 7 2023 that sparked the war. The truce, which began on January 19 ...

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The hostage handovers appeared to go relatively smoothly, unlike the previous one, which descended into chaos.

Retired Lt. Col. Harry Stewart Jr, one of the last surviving Tuskegee Airmen, has died. The World War II veteran was 100 ...

A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. On Feb. 6, 1899, a peace treaty between the United States and Spain was ratified by the U.S. Senate; the treaty ended the ...

Since Queen Victoria instituted the Victoria Cross in 1856, five American-born men have received Britain’s highest military ...