The French government's decision to deploy the army as backup during Saturday's weekly "yellow vest" protests has drawn fire, with the opposition warning of the risk of using soldiers for law and order. Under pressure to prevent a repeat of last weekend's rioting and looting on the...

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday hailed his country's close ties with Israel, saying the self-proclaimed Jewish state had “no better friend than the U.S.” At a meeting with Israeli President Reuven Rivlin, Pompeo also said that Hamas and Hezbollah both continued to pose...

A Turkish humanitarian aid organization has sent food aid to blockaded Gaza Strip on Thursday. Istanbul-based Sadakatasi Association sent tomato, cucumber, potato, onion, paprika and chicken for 1,000 poverty-hit families in Gaza, the charity group said. Situation in the areas of food,...

In the wake of the terrorist massacre last week at mosques in New Zealand, British police are investigating attacks on four mosques in northern England which were left vandalized. Police in Birmingham were notified in the early hours Thursday of a man smashing the windows of a mosque with a...