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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Iran’s military fired ballistic and cruise missiles at simulated targets near the Persian Gulf on Friday as part of an exercise aimed at deterring foreign threats, a report said. The drills carried out by Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Navy began Thursday in the Strait of Hormuz and Gulf of Oman, according to Reuters. …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A powerful anti-Hamas clan leader protecting civilians in Gaza and allegedly backed by Israel has been murdered in Rafah, according to multiple reports. Yasser Abu Shabab, head of the Abu Shabab militia, known locally as the “Popular Forces” of the Gaza Strip, had risen to prominence for his cooperation with Israel against …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Israeli authorities confirmed that the hostage remains returned on Wednesday were those of Sudthisak Rinthalak, making Israeli police officer Ran Gvili the last hostage in Gaza. Rinthalak, a Thai national, was working in Israel to support his family in Thailand when he was killed during the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks. The Israel …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Israel received a coffin Wednesday that is believed to contain the remains of one of the last two deceased hostages in Gaza. “The coffin of the deceased hostage, escorted by IDF troops, crossed the border into the State of Israel a short while ago and is on its way to the National …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Pope Leo XIV’s first foreign trip is over. A six-day pilgrimage to the Middle East wrapped up Tuesday in Beirut. We were in conflict-torn Lebanon just a few miles from the country’s Ground Zero, where on Aug. 4, 2020, a deadly blast in Beirut’s port killed over 200, injured thousands and left …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! FIRST ON FOX: As Hamas uses the ceasefire to regroup and reassert control across parts of Gaza, a small number of emerging Palestinian militias say they are trying to form an alternative force inside the enclave. One of their leaders, Shawqi Abu Nasira, told Fox News Digital the pause in fighting has …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Pope Leo XIV celebrated Lebanon’s tradition of interfaith coexistence Monday as a beacon of hope for a conflict-torn region, as he asked for “the divine gift of peace” alongside the country’s Christian and Muslim religious leaders. Leo received a raucous, ululating welcome from the crowds and a sincere welcome from its spiritual …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Dutch prosecutors demanded Friday that a Muslim father and his two sons face up to 25 years in prison for allegedly drowning an 18-year-old family member because they believed her “Western” behavior was bringing shame to the family. The body of Syrian woman Ryan Al Najjar was found submerged in a lake …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Early on Sunday, we learned the Vatican’s chartered Airbus 320, which had ferried Pope Leo XIV, his entourage and 80 journalists to Turkey on Thanksgiving Day, was safe for travel after its software had been successfully updated.  Our flight to Lebanon is on. Hallelujah! I have been on nearly a dozen papal …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Turkish, Qatari and Egyptian officials met Wednesday in Cairo to discuss the second phase of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal. The meeting is said to have included Turkey and Egypt’s intelligence chiefs, as well as Qatar’s prime minister, according to reports. “During the meeting, [they] also agreed to continue strengthening coordination and cooperation …