Palestinian groups and Israel are carrying out a third hostage-prisoner exchange under a ceasefire deal. Meanwhile, Israel also cut contact with the UN's Palestinian refugee agency. DW has the latest.

These developments do not bode well for the success of the next phases of the ceasefire, let alone a lasting peace.

Iuliia Mendel argues that Ukraine should accept a case-fire, not as a surrender but as a necessary step toward securing ...

Three years of war with Russia and the threat of U.S. support dwindling has many Ukrainians ready for a ceasefire, but they ...

Bloodshed over the weekend highlighted the brittleness of the cease-fires in both places. Still, Israel, Hamas and Hezbollah each have reasons to postpone a new escalation, at least for a few weeks.

During a pause in fighting between Israel and Hamas, with fragile hopes for an end to the war, relief is soon weighed down by ...

The Israel-Hamas cease-fire has brought a measure of relief to Israelis and Palestinians. But everyone recognizes that what ...

The White House said that a ceasefire involving Israel and Lebanon had been extended in a Sunday statement. The ceasefire ...

The first week of the latest ceasefire between Israel and the Hamas militant group is complete. Hamas has begun to release hostages and Israel has freed nearly 300 Palestinian prisoners.

President Donald Trump has addressed Russia's invasion of Ukraine for the first time since his inauguration, calling on ...

President Joe Biden said the deal includes a six-week initial ceasefire phase and gradual withdrawals of Israeli forces from populated areas of Gaza. It also covers the release of hostages held by ...

Gaza ceasefire Highlights: The long-awaited ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas was reached late Wednesday. The latest deal could end more than a year of bloodshed in the Middle East.