Turkey has asked for permission to search Saudi Arabia's consulate for prominent Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who went missing last week, broadcaster NTV said Monday. Turkish officials told Reuters over the weekend that they believed Khashoggi had been killed inside the Saudi consulate...

The Taliban Monday vowed to target government security forces in upcoming parliamentary elections, as U.S. peace envoy Zalmay Khalilzad met with Afghan leaders to discuss ways to end the 17-year war. Describing the polls as a "malicious American conspiracy", Taliban spokesman Zabihullah...

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Monday North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was ready to allow international inspectors into the North's nuclear and missile testing sites, one of the main sticking points over an earlier denuclearisation pledge. Pompeo, who met Kim during a short...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday in Ankara said that he hoped to avoid an "undesirable situation" regarding the missing Saudi journalist. Speaking to reporters following the ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party’s consultation meeting in the Kizilcahamam district,...