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In the Middle East, Palestinians in war-torn Gaza are facing an additional threat this week: the weather. High winds and heavy rains have caused chaos in the makeshift camps where thousands of people, who have lost their homes, are seeking shelter. This situation is worsening Gaza’s already dire humanitarian crisis. Vincent McAviney reports on the...

Israel’s recovery of the final hostage’s remains on Monday fulfills a key condition of U.S. President Donald Trump’s plan to end the war in Gaza. The recovery could initiate a limited reopening of the Rafah Crossing between Gaza and Egypt, in line with Israeli pledges. Many on both sides of the border eagerly await the...

Thousands of people flocked to Bethlehem, the city where three major religions meet, to celebrate Christmas after two years of war in Gaza. Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, said the celebrations were needed to bring “light” to the region.

The United Nations says famine has been pushed back in Gaza, but warns the humanitarian situation remains fragile and severe. A new food security assessment estimates 1.6 million people, more than 75 per cent of the population, still face extreme food insecurity. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said conditions remain dire for civilians across the enclave....

On Monday, Israel retrieved the remains of the last remaining hostage held in Gaza, fulfilling a crucial demand of the initial phase to end the Gaza war. The remains of Ran Gvili, a police officer, had been identified and returned for burial, according to the Israeli military.

The Rafah crossing connecting Egypt and Gaza partially reopened on Monday after nearly two years of largely being shut down due to the Israel-Hamas war.

We’re only a month into 2026 but the pace of world events has shown no sign of slowing down. Nivrita Ganguly wraps some of Global News’ top international news stories related to Venezuela, Greenland, Iran and Gaza in 2026 so far – from how we started the year to where things stand now.

U.S. President Donald Trump is playing peacemaker at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, just days after causing international concern with his threats towards Greenland. Jackson Proskow reports on Trump launching his “Board of Peace,” his vision for “New Gaza,” and his meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on ending Russia’s war.

2025 was a rollercoaster of a year: from an “Elbows Up” election in Canada, to a trade war with the United States, from wars aborad to domestic unrest right here at home. As the year winds down we here at the Ben Mulroney Show look back at the year that was – and cast our...

Strong winds and rain battered makeshift tent camps in Khan Younis on Sunday, leaving displaced Palestinians scrambling to secure torn tarpaulins and soaked fabric. Families say the harsh winter weather is worsening already dire living conditions in the war-ravaged enclave, with water flooding tents and wooden supports weakening. Palestinian Wael al-Shiekh Khalil said, “The wind...

Israel and Hamas have agreed to the first phase of U.S. President Donald Trump’s plan for Gaza, a ceasefire and hostage deal that could be a first step toward ending a two-year-old conflict that has roiled the Middle East. U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that the ceasefire is a “momentous breakthrough” in the...

Torrential rains swept through the Gaza strip on Thursday, flooding tents and destroying buildings already damaged by two years of war. At least 13 buildings collapsed in the deluge and 27,000 tents were flooded, the media office of the Hamas-run Gaza government said Friday. It said 12 people are either dead or missing as a...

Laura Blumenfeld of John Hopkins joins Global’s Reggie Cecchini to talk about the U.S.-backed plan for Gaza and the prospects for peace in the region.

It has been three days since the Palestinian militant group Hamas released the remaining living Israeli hostages as part of a U.S.-brokered peace agreement, but Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the nation “will achieve all of the war’s goal.”

The Shield of Athena’s Lilac Gala is celebrating 34 years of saving thousands of women and children from domestic violence. Shield of Athena’s Executive Director, Melpa Kamateros, joins Global News Morning’s host Laura Casella to talk about how far the organization has come and the work still ahead to ensure every woman fleeing violence finds...

Israel and Hamas started negotiating the second phase of U.S. President Donald Trump’s plan to end the war in Gaza. Israel has restricted the flow of aid in Gaza for Hamas’s failure to return all bodies of dead hostages, aggravating the man-made famine.

The war in Gaza has received most of the world’s attention, but millions of Palestinians in the Israeli-occupied West Bank also face an uncertain future. Jeff Semple reports from the West Bank on the problems gripping the territory, and how Israel is trying to make sure the state of Palestine never forms.

U.S. President Donald Trump has proclaimed that the Middle East is entering a new era after Israel and Hamas agreed to end the war in Gaza, but questions linger about the Middle East’s future. Jackson Proskow explains what factors could determine whether peace lasts in the region.

Candidates aren’t slowing down as the Edmonton election campaign enters its final week. The Alberta Teachers’ Association and government will return to the bargaining table as the province-wide strike enters a second week. Prime Minister Mark Carney joins other world leaders for the signing of a peace plan to end the more than two-year Israel-Hamas...

Emotions ran high across Israel and the Palestinian territories on Monday as Hamas freed the last 20 surviving Israeli hostages and Israel released nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners. Families of the freed hostages wept and cheered in Tel Aviv as they watched their loved ones return home. In Ramallah and Gaza, crowds gathered to welcome released...