Jordan has stepped up its diplomatic representation in Damascus to the level of charge d'affaires, Jordan’s Foreign Ministry announced Tuesday. “A charge d'affaires has been appointed to the Jordanian embassy in Damascus,” ministry spokesman Sufian Qudah said in a statement. The...

US Vice President Mike Pence issued a rallying cry Tuesday to opponents of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on the eve of planned protest marches. "As the good people of Venezuela make your voices heard tomorrow, on behalf of the American people, we say: estamos con ustedes. We are with...

President Donald Trump had a message Tuesday for Democrats counting on him to relent in the Washington arm wrestle blocking funds to swaths of the government for a record 32 days: "No Cave!" Trump's defiant tweet again blamed congressional Democrats for the chaos, insisting he will not lift...

Iran's foreign ministry on Tuesday deplored Germany's decision to ban Iranian airline Mahan air from its airports describing the move as "hasty and unjustifiable". "The rescinding of Mahan Air's flight permits to Germany is a hasty, unjustifiable act," the ministry said in a statement....