Russia has begun establishing a permanent military presence at air and naval bases in Syria, the defense minister said Tuesday. The announcement by Sergey Shoigu follows President Vladimir Putin’s order for Russian forces to begin withdrawing from Syria but to maintain a foothold at...

Iran’s Supreme Court has upheld a death sentence against a Sweden-based Iranian academic convicted of spying for Israel, the Tehran prosecutor was quoted as saying on Monday, confirming reports by Amnesty International and his family. Ahmadreza Djalali, a medical doctor and lecturer...

The Palestinian foreign ministry on Monday slammed as "shameful" Guatemala's decision to transfer its embassy to Jerusalem after the United States recognised the city as the capital of Israel. "It's a shameful and illegal act that goes totally against the wishes of church leaders in...

A car rammed into the German Social Democratic Party (SPD) headquarters in the early hours of Monday, police in Berlin said. A police statement said a 58-year-old man was the main suspect in the incident, which occurred at 3:20 am local time (0220GMT) on Monday. The man, who was...