El Salvador has sent 100 members of its special forces to Haiti in a bid to rescue four of its military personnel who were kidnapped by gangs in the troubled Caribbean nation, the Miami Herald and the Associated Press reported.

El Salvador's president has said he has launched a military operation to rescue four air force personnel who have been missing in Haiti since Sunday. Nayib Bukele wrote in a post on X that Wednesday's attack was "nothing" compared with what would happen if all the hostages - who he said were not combatants - were not returned alive.

El Salvador has deployed troops to Haiti to try to rescue four Salvadoran service members believed to have been captured by Haitian gangs, according to a spokesperson for a UN-authorized multinational security mission in Haiti known as the Gang Suppression Force (GSF).

Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele threatens a harsher military response if Haitian gangs don’t return four Salvadoran members of a U.N.-backed force alive.

The deadly incident comes just days before a crucial election that will decide whether Netanyahu can hold on to power. There has been a recent surge in Israeli settler violence and military activity in the occupied West Bank.

Israel has ordered its army to prepare for a full closure of the West Bank, following a deadly shooting earlier in the day in the occupied territory

Two Palestinian gunmen opened fire on an Israeli military checkpoint on Friday in the occupied West Bank, wounding five and prompting the Israeli military to “impose a full siege” on the city of Hebron.

The office of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said it instructed security forces to immediately cordon off the city of Hebron and prepare to fully close all of the West Bank, starting Friday.

Residents of the southern Ukrainian ⁠town, occupied by Russian forces since February 2022, have reported a deepening food crisis.

The White House says first lady Melania Trump has brokered an upcoming ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine in the war-ravaged city of Oleshky to allow for humanitarian aid and the evacuation of civil

First lady Melania Trump announced on Friday that she helped secure a localized ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine in the city of Oleshky to facilitate the humane evacuation of elderly residents.

First lady Melania Trump has brokered an upcoming ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine in the war-ravaged Ukrainian city of Oleshky to allow for humanitarian aid and the evacuation of civilians, the White House announced on Friday.

The Swedish automaker plans to cut another 2,500 jobs, joining competitors in offering a gloomy view of the world’s biggest car market.

Shares were down 26% after the automaker said it would cut another 2,500 jobs—around 6% of its workforce—amid worsening market conditions.

STOCKHOLM ― Volvo Cars said on Friday it would cut a further 2,500 jobs, mostly in Sweden, after plunging to a much bigger-than-expected third-quarter operating loss, sending its shares down almost 30%.

Volvo Cars ​swung to ‌an operating loss ​in the ​third quarter as ⁠a ​slow production ramp-up ​of its new EX60 electric SUV ​and ​weak demand in ‌China ⁠and the United States hit ​sales, ​and ⁠said in Friday ​it ​will ⁠cut some 2,

A magnitude 7 earthquake struck Tibet on Thursday, killing at least 16 people and injuring dozens, according to Chinese state news agency Xinhua. At least 339 houses have collapsed, and a rescue team has been sent to the epicenter.

Rescuers are combing through a remote Chinese region in Tibet after a magnitude 7 earthquake that killed at least 16 people, injured 54 and collapsed hundreds of homes

A magnitude 7 earthquake hit China's Tibet region on Thursday evening, killing at least 16 people, injuring 32 and collapsing hundreds of homes in the northern regional city of Nagqu, official media said.

Rescue workers continue search and relief operations in China’s Tibet region after a magnitude 7 earthquake killed at least 16 people, injured 54 and destroyed hundreds of homes in Nagqu.

Nigeria this week recorded its first case of Ebola in the current outbreak, which has spread from the epicenter in Congo to several other African countries.

Nigeria's health minister ⁠said on Thursday authorities had no ​evidence that the country's recently confirmed Ebola case ‌had spread into the ‌wider community, describing it as a ⁠single, ⁠contained infection.

Health officials are urgently seeking answers about the origins of a case newly identified in Nigeria, the first in that West African nation.

Nigeria confirmed its first Bundibugyo Ebola case after a traveler spent nine days treated for malaria. Why border screening cannot stop the virus from spreading.