The Islamist group Hamas urged Palestinians on Thursday to abandon peace efforts and launch a new uprising against Israel in response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as its capital. The Israeli military said it was reinforcing troops in the occupied West...

Hamas leader Ismail Haniya calls for a new Palestinian intifada, or uprising, over US President Donald Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital, AFP reported. President Donald Trump reversed decades of U.S. policy on Wednesday and recognized Jerusalem as the capital of...

Bitcoin soared to a record high of $14,047.40 on Thursday, continuing its surge from below $1,000 at the beginning of the year. The cryptocurrency was last up 2.94 percent at $14,030.00 at the Luxembourg-based Bitstamp exchange BTC=BTSP. Reporting by the Tokyo markets team;...

President Donald Trump reversed decades of U.S. policy on Wednesday and recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel in defiance of warnings from around the world that the gesture risks creating further unrest in the Middle East. In a speech at the White House, Trump said his...