Dozens of defendants found guilty of “conspiracy against state security” and given sentences of 13 to 66 years.
Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi leads the Iranian delegation, while envoy Steve Witkoff heads the US team.
Hospitals in Gaza working ‘beyond capacity’ as Palestinian death toll surges amid Israeli attacks from air, land, sea.
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A poignant image of a nine-year-old amputee from Gaza is the 2025 World Press Photo of the Year.
![This image provided by World Press Photo and taken by Samar Abu Elouf, for The New York Times, won the World Press Photo Award of the Year and shows Mahmoud Ajjour (9), who was injured during an Israeli attack on Gaza City in March 2024, finds refuge and medical help in Doha, Qatar, 28 June 2024. [Samar Abu Elouf/The New York Times/World Press Photo via AP]](/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/image-1745013178.jpg?resize=570%2C380&quality=80)
Palestinian Christians in Gaza and the occupied West Bank are holding temperate gatherings leading up to Easter.
International Committee for Solidarity with Rached Ghannouchi decries ‘repressive campaign’ against Ennahdha party head.
An image of Mahmoud Ajjour, 9, who was severely wounded in an Israeli strike, won World Press Photo of the Year award.
Israel has continued to conduct near-daily strikes in Lebanon despite a ceasefire with Hezbollah last November.
Iran’s FM expresses concern about US motivations but says negotiations will take place in Rome this weekend.
About 95 percent of aid groups have suspended or cut their services due to Israeli bombardment and blockade.
Death penalty has effectively been suspended in Tunisia since 1991, but prominent opposition figures may be sentenced.
US bombing raids on Yemen’s Ras Isa fuel port have killed dozens of people, according to Houthi-affiliated media.
Death toll reported by the Houthi rebels marks one of the deadliest attacks by the United States military on Yemen.
![A handout screengrab taken from a video released by Houthi-affiliated Al Masirah TV shows persons injured in US strikes arriving by ambulance at a hospital following US air strikes on April 18, 2025 [Al Masirah TV via AFP]](/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/AFP__20250418__42QG664__v3__HighRes__YemenUsConflict-1744970346.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
These were the updates on Israel’s war on Gaza and attacks in the occupied West Bank for Friday, April 18.
