Bahrain said Monday it would join US-led efforts to protect shipping in the Gulf amid tensions between Washington and Tehran after a series of attacks on tankers. Bahrain's King Hamad voiced his country's appreciation of the "US role in supporting regional security and stability" during a...

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Monday said Iran is not interested in talks with Washington, but any mediation should focus on bringing the United States back to the 2015 nuclear deal which it left last year. Zarif was speaking in Finland after meeting Foreign Affairs...

 British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will deliver his message on Brexit to French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel during visits this week, a government spokeswoman said on Monday. “Ahead of the G7 the prime minister believes it is important to speak to...

Israeli forces detained 23 Palestinians in overnight raids carried out across the Israeli-occupied West Bank, according to the military on Monday.  A military statement said the individuals were arrested for “suspected involvement in hostile popular activities", without elaborating...