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Syria's interim president says the now departed Iranian forces were damaging to his country and also posed a threat to the wider Middle East.

Israel says that early on Sunday it launched a “preemptive” strike against Hezbollah targets . Military officials say they had intelligence that the Iran-backed militants were about to attack.

What do National Institutes of Health funding cuts mean for universities? We ask Holden Thorp, editor-in-chief of the journal Science and former University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill chancellor.

We’re introducing a new series called Sidewalk Stories, a collaboration between Crosscurrents and the East Bay’s Street Spirit newspaper where we hear from unhoused people about how they survive and build a life outside.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is rejecting his top security chiefs’ calls for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, as Israelis brace themselves for an escalation with Iran.

Rep. Adam Schiff is best known for his work on the January 6th committee. He's calling for a humanitarian pause in Gaza, where the death toll just passed 30,000.

Several Palestinian prisoners and detainees released during this ceasefire deal have been harassed by Israeli forces after their release, their homes raided or their family members arrested.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has sold his brand of politics as conservatism. But what's really happening there is corruption benefitting oligarchs, says David Pressman, former U.S. ambassador to Hungary.

The powerful Israeli strike was directed at the head of the Hamas military wing, Mohammed Deif. But Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu acknowledged he didn't have definitive information on Deif's fate.

The U.K. exports explosive devices, guns and fighter jet components to Israel. But it's suspending some arms shipments, fearing Israel could used them in violation of international law.

Foreign relations expert Richard Haass says the United States' advantage over China and Russia is that it has an enormous pool of allies willing to collaborate. President Trump's approach could change that.