Middle East latest: Blinken in Doha to discuss Gaza cease-fire with Qatari officials

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken was in Doha on Thursday to meet with Qatari officials who have been key mediators for Hamas, as the U.S. struggles to break the logjam of cease-fire negotiations between Israel and the militant group. Blinken is on his 11th trip to the Middle...

A Saudi cartoonist has been sentenced to 23 years in prison, activists say

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A Saudi cartoonist who once drew for a Qatari newspaper as a yearslong diplomatic crisis engulfed Doha has been sentenced to 23 years in prison, an activist group says. The sentence for Mohammed al-Ghamdi marks the latest in a widening judicial...

Israel-Hamas war latest: Palestinian death toll surpasses 40,000 as mediators hold cease-fire talks

The White House says a new round of talks aimed at halting the Israel-Hamas war has resumed in Doha and is expected to run into Friday. The talks will also focus on securing the release of scores of hostages, with a potential deal seen as the best hope of heading off an even larger regional...

The White House says talks aimed at halting the Israel-Hamas war have resumed in Doha and are likely to run into Friday

DOHA, Qatar (AP) — The White House says talks aimed at halting the Israel-Hamas war have resumed in Doha and are likely to run into Friday.

Top Hamas official tells AP that the group is losing faith in US ability to mediate a Gaza cease-fire ahead of new talks

DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Top Hamas official tells AP that the group is losing faith in US ability to mediate a Gaza cease-fire ahead of new talks.

Ahead of Olympic women's boxing title bouts, IOC president again defends Imane Khelif and Li Yu-ting

PARIS (AP) — As Algerian boxer Imane Khelif prepared to fight for an Olympic gold medal on Friday, IOC president Thomas Bach again defended her right to compete in the women’s competition at the Paris Games. Khelif is in the final of the women’s welterweight competition and Li...

Israel-Hamas war latest: The Israeli military orders another mass evacuation in southern Gaza

The Israeli military has ordered another mass evacuation in large areas around Khan Younis in southern Gaza, saying its forces will soon operate there in response to Palestinian rocket fire. Gaza’s second-largest city, Khan Younis suffered widespread destruction during air and ground operations...