The deputy prime minister of Libya’s internationally recognized Government of National Accord has been kidnapped, a security official of the Tripoli-based government said late Tuesday. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj's deputy,...

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has lowered expectations concerning a potential agreement on an EU-wide asylum policy at a European leader summit this week. Speaking at a joint news conference alongside Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez in Berlin, Merkel conceded that EU member...

The U.S. is urging allies and companies to stop buying crude oil from Iran by November, according to reports Tuesday. A senior State Department official told reporters that companies could face U.S. sanctions if they do not end oil imports from Iran by Nov. 4 at the latest, the reports...

Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi has called for the disarmament of the PKK terrorist group, along with all armed groups operating in the country. At a Tuesday press conference held in Baghdad, al-Abadi said his government wanted to see the “complete disarmament” of all armed...