As counter-terror operation ends, thousands of refugee camp residents start returning and others emerge from their homes to find roads torn up, vehicles and buildings destroyed

Amman aiming to exit troubled Attarat shale oil power plant contract which left it owing Beijing billions of dollars; project interest waned after natural gas deal with Israel

Weah meets with Netanyahu, Herzog and Cohen as countries pledge to deepen cooperation; Liberian leader puts note in Western Wall, prays for soccer star son's success

Family heard bang as missile hit roof of their home, then fell into yard; mom says emotional harm more difficult to overcome than physical damage, vows not to leave border town

Demonstrators say Har Hamor, headed by Rabbi Zvi Tau, 'symbolizes the messianic stream that is leading the regime coup'; one protester arrested in attempt to disrupt traffic

Ukrainian leader claims Russian forces have placed explosive-like devices around building, with possible intention of faking attack it will blame on Kyiv

Neutral, non-NATO members say their participation in Sky Shield Initiative, created in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, won't entail involvement in armed conflict

Jakarta pulls budget for World Beach Games, set to include Israeli athletes; tournament to be cancelled; Olympic umbrella group notes 'great surprise and extreme disappointment'

IDF says weapons factories used by Hamas chemical unit and rocket-makers targeted in strikes; Gazans say homes damaged; Jenin returnees said to find rubble

Global temperature breaks 17 Celsius (62.6 F) threshold for first time since measurements began; record expected to be broken soon as summer heats up in northern hemisphere