DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Peering out into the darkened audience of a Dubai bar, comedian Imah Dumagay leaned into the microphone and addressed the mistaken perception that many people have across the Middle East when they see a Filipina at a nightclub. “I am from the...

Earth is getting so hot that temperatures in about a decade will probably blow past a level of warming that world leaders have sought to prevent, according to a report released Monday that the United Nations called a “code red for humanity.” “It’s just guaranteed that it’s...

BAGHDAD: Iraq is to host a regional summit late this month, with French President Emmanuel Macron also attending, the Iraqi premier's office said Monday. Mustafa al-Kadhemi's office has said Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Saudi Arabia's King Salman have been invited, although an exact...

The Israeli army on Monday demolished commercial and agricultural structures and detained eight Palestinians in the occupied West Bank. Israeli forces razed six Palestinian facilities in the town of Ya'bad, southeast of Jenin, the town’s mayor, Samer Abu Bakr, told Anadolu Agency. He...