Iran unrest, US defense push, and global flashpoints reshape the week. Here’s your Monday morning brief for January 12, 2026.

Hamas officials said they would dissolve control of Gaza and leave it in the hands of a Palestinian technocratic committee.

Republicans and Democrats alike united to condemn a group of protesters who chanted "We support Hamas" in Queens on Thursday.

The footage has also triggered condemnation from political leaders at the city, state and federal levels in the United States.

N.Y. Democratic leaders, including Gov. Hochul, Rep. Ocasio-Cortez and Mayor Mamdani, condemn 'we support Hamas' chants at ...

President Trump warns Iran of a possible strike and urges Hamas to disarm after meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin ...

The United States wants an International Stabilisation Force (ISF) in Gaza to oversee reconstruction and economic recovery ...

As the US pushed for an international peacekeeping force in Gaza, Pakistan found itself trapped between pleasing Trump and ...

The persistence of the slogan “Netanyahu funded Hamas” says less about what actually happened than about how responsibility ...

Hamas spokesman Hazem Qassem said on Sunday that the group made a "clear decision" to end all governmental entities ...

Assuming Israel succeeds in breaking Hamas’ political hold on the Gaza Strip, the postwar priorities for Israel and the United States are likely to revolve around reconstruction of the strip and a ...