Halloween is the day to take out your fears and examine them, to laugh at what gives you the willies. Dress them up in silly costumes, throw candy at them and hope they don’t get angry.
Hurricane Melissa left dozens dead and widespread destruction across Cuba, Haiti and Jamaica, where roofless homes, fallen utility poles and water-logged furniture dominated the landscape Wednesday.
Ariel Fernández, Andrea Rodríguez, John Myers Jr. and Evens Sanon | Associated Press
Hamas released all 20 remaining living hostages held in Gaza on Monday, while Israel began releasing hundreds of Palestinian prisoners as part of a ceasefire pausing two years of war.
Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy and Melanie Lidman, Associated Press
President Donald Trump is setting off for Israel and Egypt on Sunday to urge Middle East allies to seize the opportunity to build a durable peace in the volatile region.
Aamer Madhani, Joseph Krauss and Darlene Superville
Israel and Hamas have agreed to a pause in their devastating two-year war and the release of the remaining hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners.
Samy Magdy, Melanie Lidman and Waafa Shurafa, Associated Press
The partisan split in public opinion on Israel predates the current war with Hamas, but recent polling suggests some Americans have lost sympathy with the Israelis over the course of the war.
When a colleague urged me to write about the death of Anas Al-Sharif, a correspondent covering the war in Gaza for Al Jazeera Arabic, he hoped I would be outraged. I didn’t. Because, frankly, I don’t know how I feel. So I asked someone who was there.
President Donald Trump told reporters at the White House before departing for the NATO summit that in his view, both sides had violated the nascent agreement.
Sam Mednick, Jon Gambrell and Melanie Lidman, Associated Press
The Trump administration has given 36 countries, most of them in Africa, a Wednesday deadline to commit to improve vetting of travelers or face a ban on their citizens visiting the United States.
Israel and Iran have traded more missile attacks despite international calls for a halt to the fighting, with neither country showing signs of backing down.
Jon Gambrell, Natalie Melzer and Tia Goldenberg, Associated Press
Israel has launched a major attack on Iran, raising fears that the long-running shadow war between the adversaries may spiral into a more dangerous regional conflict.
Isabel Debre and Julia Frankel, Associated Press and Darreonna Davis