The remains of the last hostage held in Gaza have been identified, the Israeli military said Monday, ending a more than two-year saga for captives' families in Israel — and paving the way for the second phase of the ceasefire in the war-torn enclave.

The USS Abraham Lincoln and its carrier strike group arrived in the Middle East on Monday after President Donald Trump warned Iran that he would strike the country if it continued its crackdown on protesters there.

Authorities in New Zealand have resumed a search for six people presumed killed in a landslide at a popular beach campsite

Trump threatened South Korea with increased tariffs after he claimed that Seoul's legislature has not approved the country's trade deal with Washington.

U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer is heading to China, aiming to improve relations with Beijing amid tensions with the United States

India's state-run Hindustan Petroleum Corp Ltd is seeking Venezuelan crude for the first time as the refiner plans to increase heavy oil processing in the new fiscal year starting April, Chairman Vikas Kaushal said on Tuesday.

A fragile ceasefire between Syria's government and Kurdish-led forces has temporarily eased tensions in the country's northeast.

A ship carrying more than 350 people sank early Monday near the island of Baluk-baluk in the southern province of Basilan, leaving at least 18 dead, according to the Philippine Coast Guard.