Police say that two people have been killed in northern Israel in a car-ramming and stabbing attack by a Palestinian man. Police said that the attacker first crashed his vehicle into people in the …
Authorities in Syria say that a bombing at a mosque in the city of Homs killed at least eight people and wounded 18 others. The bombing happened during Friday prayers in a predominantly Alawite area. …
The United States airstrikes targeting militants affiliated with the Islamic State in northwestern Nigeria are a major escalation of an offensive that Nigeria’s overstretched military has struggled …
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump will happen soon. This signals progress in talks to end the nearly four-year war between Russia and Ukraine. …
Lebanon’s Cabinet has approved a draft law to determine the extent of losses suffered by Lebanese banks during the country’s financial meltdown in 2019 and provide a mechanism to return …
Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak has been convicted in a corruption trial tied to a multibillion-dollar looting of the 1MDB state investment fund. Malaysia’s High Court on Friday found …
Pakistan has summoned Britain’s deputy high commissioner after a viral video showed a woman at a rally in the northern English city of Bradford saying the Pakistani army chief would die in a …
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says several key issues remain unresolved in negotiations with the United States over a framework to end Russia’s war. Speaking about a 20-point plan, he …
Beijing has imposed sanctions on 20 U.S. defense-related companies and 10 executives. This move comes a week after Washington announced large-scale arms sales to Taiwan. Friday's sanctions freeze the …
Zelenskyy says he will meet with Trump in Florida on Sunday to discuss security guarantees for Ukraine.
Japan’s Cabinet has approved a record defense budget plan exceeding 9 trillion yen for the coming year. The approval on Friday aims to fortify strike-back capability and coastal defense with cruise …
South Korea’s government says it plans to end the waning foreign adoptions of Korean children. The announcement came Friday. United Nations investigators have voiced concern over what they …
Turkish authorities have apprehended a suspected member of the extremist Islamic State group planning attacks on New Year's celebrations. State-run Anadolu Agency reported that Ibrahim Burtakucin was …
Iran has seized a foreign oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz. The Revolutionary Guard naval forces captured the vessel, which was carrying some 25,000 barrels of smuggled fuel, according to a report …
Korean prosecutors have demanded a 10-year prison term for South Korea’s ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol in the first of seven criminal cases related to his ill-fated attempt to impose martial law …
Yemen separatists accuse Saudi Arabia of launching airstrikes against their forces; kingdom does not acknowledge attack.
Malaysian court convicts former Prime Minister Najib Razak in corruption trial over multibillion-dollar 1MDB scandal.
Through the decades, downtown Kabul’s Ariana Cinema had weathered revolution and war, emerging battered and bruised but still standing to entertain Afghans with Bollywood movies and American action …
Myanmar will hold the first phase of a general election on Sunday, its first vote in five years and an election framed by the ruling military as a return to multi-party democracy. The country's …
The family of Palestinian director and actor Mohammad Bakri says he has died at 72. Bakri was known for exploring Palestinian identity through works in Arabic and Hebrew. His 2003 documentary …