Hospitals in Gaza said Israeli strikes killed at least 23 Palestinians Saturday, one of the highest tolls since the October ceasefire aimed at stopping the fighting.

At least 200 people were killed earlier this week when a landslide collapsed several mines at a major coltan mining site in eastern Congo, rebel authorities said Saturday. The collapse took place Wednesday at the Rubaya mines,

Confusion reigned about whether Russian President Vladimir Putin had agreed to halt strikes on Ukraine after President Donald Trump said he asked him to stop.

Lebanon said it will hand over some 300 Syrian prisoners out of more than 2,500 being held in Lebanese prisons and detention facilities,

An explosion occurred at Iran's southern port of Bandar Abbas on Saturday, Iranian media reported, without giving a cause for the blast. The semi-official Tasnim news agency said that social media reports alleging that a Revolutionary Guard navy commander was targeted in the explosion were "completely false".

As U.S. allies tilt towards China, they may get less than they hope for and strain ties with Trump even further.

India hosted a meeting of Arab foreign ministers on Saturday in a concerted push to deepen engagement in trade, energy and strategic cooperation as tensions rise in the Middle East. India and the United Arab Emirates co-chaired the talks,

Chile’s far-right President-elect José Antonio Kast visited El Salvador’s mega-prison for accused gang members ahead of a meeting with President Nayib Bukele to discuss organized crime.