The Justice Department is charging six Hamas leaders with terrorism, including the architect of the group’s deadly Oct. 7 attack against Israel.

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Israel mourns six hostages, who were captured during the October 7th attacks by Hamas, and found by the Israeli military in Gaza, recently killed. We go to the funeral of one of the hostages, in Jerusalem.

And in Gaza, nearly all residents have been displaced multiple times by evacuation orders from the Israeli military, into so-called humanitarian safe zones. We get a glimpse of what life is like in these overcrowded areas.

For more coverage of all sides of this conflict, go to npr.org/mideastupdates

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The U.K. exports explosive devices, guns and fighter jet components to Israel. But it's suspending some arms shipments, fearing Israel could used them in violation of international law.

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NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks to David Bosco, professor at Indiana University, about Mongolia’s decision not to arrest Russian President Vladimir Putin, despite a warrant from the ICC.

Russian missile strikes on a city in central Ukraine today killed at least 51 people and wounded more than 200. Ukrainian authorities say it’s the deadliest attack of the year.

A beloved beluga whale with a mysterious past was found dead in the waters of Norway over the weekend. Admirers are paying tribute as authorities investigate.

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Two Russian ballistic missiles struck a military training facility and nearby hospital in a central-eastern region of Ukraine, killing at least 41 people and wounding 180 others, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Tuesday.

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After a 4-year-old boy broke a 3,500-year-old vase, a museum in Israel viewed it as an educational opportunity and invited him and his family back to learn about how they would restore the item.

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The campaign known as “Spamouflage” includes accounts claiming to be American voters and U.S. soldiers posting about hot-button topics including abortion, Israel and Ukraine.

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Hossein Shanbehzadeh has been sentenced after replying with a period in response to a post on the social platform X by Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

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The Afghan capital has been periodically hit by an ISIS affiliate, but no one immediately claimed responsibility for Monday's attack, which killed at least six and injured 13.

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Voters in two German states deliver a boost to the country's far-right party, the Alternativ für Deutschland.

Brazil's Supreme Court unanimously upholds the decision to ban social media platform X nationwide.

The Justice Department alleges the Dassault Falcon 900EX aircraft was purchased in Florida by the Venezuelan leader's associates through a shell company in violation of sanctions and export controls.

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The Alternative for Germany party made huge gains in two eastern states, handing the German far right its best results since World War II.

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A general strike in Israel to protest the government's failure to return hostages from Gaza led to some closures and disruptions. A major union said it was calling off the strike after a court order.

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In the summer of 1944, as American and Allied soldiers celebrated the liberation of France from the Nazis, one French family experienced a trauma that would be felt for generations. A murder and sexual assault so traumatic they are only now coming to terms with it, 80 years later. And this wasn't an isolated incident. We hear their story.

Russia launched a barrage of drones, cruise and ballistic missiles at Kyiv, Ukraine's air force said early Monday, sending residents into bomb shelters.

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The far-right Alternative for Germany won a state election for the first time Sunday in the country's east, and was set to finish at least a very close second in a second vote, projections showed.

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Israelis surged into the streets Sunday night to demand a cease-fire with Hamas after six hostages were found dead in Gaza. Israel's largest trade union also called a general strike for Monday.

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