The detention of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu is widely viewed as politically motivated.    

The recent surge of violence in Syria lays bare the challenges interim leader Ahmed al-Sharaa faces in delivering on his promise to lead a more unified country.

Defense Minister Israel Katz said parts of the Palestinian enclave would be "annexed to Israel" unless the remaining 59 captives, dead and alive, were freed.

A fresh round of airstrikes hit Sanaa, Yemen’s rebel-held capital, and their stronghold of Saada in the country’s northwest Wednesday night.

The head of the U.N. Office for Project Services declined to say who carried out the strike on a U.N. guesthouse in the Gaza Strip.

Prosecutors issued detention warrants for Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu and around 100 other people, the state-run Anadolu Agency reported.

Hamas said Israel had violated the ceasefire agreement, “exposing the prisoners in Gaza to an unknown fate,” while Israel said it would act “with increasing military force.”

The stock of uranium enriched to up to 60% fissile purity, close to the roughly 90% of bomb grade, has been a long-standing concern for Western powers.

The bodies of Kfir and Ariel Bibas, the two youngest captives seized in Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, terrorist attack, were confirmed to be among those released as part of a ceasefire deal.

There were no injuries in the suspected militant attack. Israeli police said the five bombs were identical and equipped with timers.