A decision by the United States to lift sanctions on one of two units of the Chinese tanker company COSCO was not a sign that the Trump administration was letting up on its “maximum pressure” against Iran, a senior U.S. official said on Saturday. The lifting of sanctions on Friday by...

Turkey's president received in Istanbul the political chief of Hamas on Saturday. The closed-door meeting was held between Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Hamas's Ismail Haniyeh at the Vahdettin Pavilion, lasting one hour and 15 minutes. Erdogan had held a phone call with his...

A Spanish charity boat with 363 rescued migrants aboard is appealing to be allowed to dock at a port so it can disembark its passengers after several days in the Mediterranean Sea. Gerard Canals, head of the Open Arms mission, on Saturday also expressed concern that food could run out. He...

Thousands of Hong Kong medical workers voted Saturday to strike as they urge the government to close its border with the mainland to contain the coronavirus epidemic that has killed 259 people. The financial hub has 13 confirmed cases of the disease as of Saturday, with 112 patients...