Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says his country, the United States, Syria and Iraq have formed a working group to try to resolve the issue of Islamic State group prisoners held in Syria. The …
An Israeli center-left opposition party leader and former general sparked an outcry this week when he made rare criticism of the toll of the war on Palestinian civilians in Gaza. Yair Golan said “a …
Iran’s top diplomat has warned that his country would take “special measures” to defend its nuclear facilities if Israel continues to threaten them, raising the stakes further ahead of a new …
Japan’s air force chief has confirmed the deaths of two service members whose training aircraft crashed last week. The T-4 plane with two aboard crashed into a reservoir minutes after takeoff from …
Iran has multiple major sites associated with its rapidly advancing nuclear program, now the subject of several rounds of negotiations with the United States. The sites across the country, including …
Spanish authorities say that an adviser to former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych has been shot dead outside a school in Madrid. Spain’s Interior Ministry identified the victim as Andrii …
Global reactions are pouring in after two staff members of the Israeli Embassy in Washington were shot and killed Wednesday evening while leaving an event at a Jewish museum. Authorities say the …
Mongolia’s 10-month-old coalition government appears to be breaking up as daily protests calling on the prime minister to resign enter their ninth day. The leaders of the three governing parties …
Asian shares have followed Wall Street lower after shares slumped under pressure from the bond market due to worries over U.S. debt. A weaker U.S. dollar also was weighing on regional markets since …
The civil war in Myanmar, maritime disputes in the South China Sea and U.S. tariff hikes will top the agenda of a two-day Southeast Asian summit next week. The meeting in Malaysia, the current chair …
North Korea says a new 5,000-ton destroyer key to its naval advancement was damaged during its launching ceremony attended by leader Kim Jong Un. State media reported the ship slid off the ramp and …
A 6.1 magnitude earthquake has shaken southern Greek islands. The epicenter of the quake early Thursday was in the sea 36 miles north-northeast of Elounda, which is on the northern coast of Crete. It …
A human rights group says a Belarusian man has died in prison while serving a prison sentence for insulting the country’s authoritarian president. The Viasna Human Rights Center said Thursday that …
UK court puts a last-minute block on the British government handing the disputed Chagos Islands to Mauritius.
Israeli leader Netanyahu's office says he is "shocked" by "horrific, antisemitic" DC shooting of embassy staffers.
There are hardly any tourists in scenic Himalayan region of Kashmir. Most hostels and ornate pinewood houseboats are empty. Resorts in the snowclad mountains have fallen silent. Hundreds of cabs are …
It’s crunch time for the maker of Levi’s and Wrangler jeans in Kenya’s capital. The fate of about 16,000 workers hangs in the balance. A duty-free trade agreement between Kenya and the United …
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says his government is talking to the U.S. about joining President Donald Trump’s future Golden Dome missile defense program. Golden Dome is envisioned to …
Hospitals in Gaza say Israeli strikes overnight and into Wednesday have killed at least 45 people, including several women and a week-old infant. Israel began allowing dozens of humanitarian trucks …
The sentiment in South Africa ahead of its leader’s meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House was one of trepidation. One newspaper headline described President Cyril Ramaphosa's …