(CNN) — As far as politicians go, few have earned as much respect among Palestinians as Marwan Barghouti, the most prominent Palestinian prisoner who is serving five life sentences in an Israeli jail.

As the two-year-long and one of the most brutal conflicts in the Middle East cools down, Israel says it will not free the most popular Palestinian leader, in the current prisoner swap deal with Hamas, ...

We’re covering the release of hostages in Gaza and of Palestinian prisoners. We’re also covering President Trump’s visit to Israel. By Jodi Rudoren I am the former Jerusalem bureau chief. They’re free ...

Former Belarusian prisoner Ilya Dubsky described torture and self-mutilation to remove a tattoo under prison guard orders. Dubsky was among 52 prisoners released in exchange for the lifting of US ...

The pound has fallen to a seven-month low after Rachel Reeves refused to rule out increasing income tax in a pre-Budget ...