Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar, who launched an offensive against Tripoli last month, has urged his troops to teach unity government forces an "even harder lesson", as the Islamic fasting month of Ramadan begins. Haftar's self-styled Libyan National Army (LNA) launched an assault on April...

The grandparents of two children stranded with their French jihadist mother at a camp in Kurdish-held Syria are to file a lawsuit Monday at Europe's top rights court over France's refusal to allow them home, lawyers said. It is the latest challenge to the French government's opposition to...

A state of cautious calm prevailed in the Gaza Strip on Monday, two days after an Israeli military onslaught against the blockaded territory left 25 Palestinians dead -- including two infants and three women -- and scores more injured. On Saturday and Sunday, the Israeli military pounded...

Despite a fresh North Korean missile test, the United States has reaffirmed its intention to negotiate with Pyongyang on denuclearization.  Speaking to Fox News on Sunday, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said: "We still have every intention of negotiating a good resolution with...