Israel fights Hamas deep in Gaza City, foresees control of enclave's security after war

The Israeli army says its forces are battling Hamas fighters inside Gaza’s largest city, signaling a major new stage a month into a war that has claimed thousands of lives and leveled swaths of the territory.

North Gaza cut off by Israeli forces to isolate Hamas as advance on urban center looms

Israeli forces have severed northern Gaza from the rest of the besieged territory and pounded it with intense airstrikes overnight, setting the stage for an expected push into the dense confines of Gaza City and an even bloodier phase of the month-old war.

4 men charged in $5.95M gold toilet heist from Winston Churchill's birthplace

Four men were charged Monday over the theft of an 18-carat gold toilet from Blenheim Palace, the sprawling English country mansion where British wartime leader Winston Churchill was born.

Climate activists take hammers to famous painting in London museum

Climate activists took hammers to a famous painting in London on Monday while calling for the U.K. to stop new oil and gas projects in the country.

Multi-nation agreement seeks cooperation on development of 'frontier' AI tech

At a global summit, the U.K. pledged just shy of $500 million toward AI tech development in order to help spur innovation and cement the country's place as a leader in the sector.

Israel faces pressure to pause invasion of Gaza as Palestinian death toll passes 9,000

Israeli troops have encircled Gaza City in heavy fighting with Hamas militants, the military says, as the Palestinian death toll rises above 9,000. U.S. and Arab leaders are raising pressure on Israel to ease its siege and at least briefly halt its attacks in order to aid civilians.

Gaza crossing opens for foreign passport holders, wounded as Israeli strikes pound refugee camp

After more than three weeks of siege, the first Palestinians were allowed to leave Gaza. Meanwhile, Al-Jazeera television aired footage of devastation in the Jabaliya refugee camp.

Watch: Dolphins guide lost whale and calf back to migration route in heartwarming display

A heartwarming incident occurred near Bunbury Back Beach, Australia, as a pod of dolphins guided a lost mother humpback whale and her calf back to their migration route.

32 dead, more than 60 injured in horror vehicle pile-up in Egypt

At least 32 people are dead and more than 60 are injured after a fiery multiple-vehicle crash in Northern Egypt involving a passenger bus, according to authorities.

Watch: Spanish police save great horned owl trapped in barbed wire fence

In a heartwarming rescue operation, Spanish authorities, including local police and the Nature Protection Group, came to the aid of a great horned owl trapped in a barbed wire fence near the Limonero dam in Malaga.

Missing Utah man's body found in Puerto Rico amid dangerous beach conditions

The body of Ben Kerbs, a 52-year-old Utah man who went missing, was discovered on a Puerto Rican beach, as reported by the U.S. Coast Guard.

Now freed, an Israeli hostage describes the 'hell' of harrowing Hamas assault, frightening capture

Yocheved Lifschitz spoke a day after Hamas released her and another hostage. Lifschitz's husband remains a hostage in Gaza. She was among the more than 200 Israelis and foreigners taken hostage on Oct. 7 by Hamas militants.