French and German support for a regional Sahel force to battle jihadists will persuade other European nations of the benefits of backing the regional counter-terror measure, Germany's defence minister said Tuesday. Ursula von Der Leyen spoke to journalists in Bamako after talks with...

The main grouping of the world's Muslim nations Tuesday accused Israel of staging provocative actions and inflaming tensions with the Palestinians in a crisis over security measures at a key holy site in occupied Jerusalem. Turkey hosted an extraordinary meeting in Istanbul of foreign...

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence pledged support Tuesday for the former Soviet republic of Georgia, his second stop on a European trip backing nations that feel threatened by Russian aggression. Russia and Georgia fought a brief war in 2008, which lead to two breakaway Georgian regions, South...

Iran's Revolutionary Guards have started using a new route across the Gulf to funnel covert arms shipments to their Houthi allies in Yemen's civil war, sources familiar with the matter have told Reuters. In March, regional and Western sources told Reuters that Iran was shipping weapons and...