U.S. President Donald Trump appeared to leave a window open for diplomacy with Iran Monday after French President Emmanuel Macron flew in Iran's foreign minister to a G7 summit in an effort to reduce U.S.-Iranian tensions. European leaders have struggled to calm the deepening confrontation...

McLaren driver Lando Norris is racing to be fit for the Belgian Grand Prix this weekend after the teenager suffered a foot injury on holiday. Norris was wearing a supportive brace on his left leg during a live video stream as he raced online last night. The 19-year-old has been on...

The rejection of international law is on the rise, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Monday, during a meeting in Beijing with the Chinese government’s top diplomat, State Councillor Wang Yi. “Rejection of international law, not just lack of respect for international law,...

Iran has deployed a naval destroyer with long-range cruise missile systems to the Gulf of Aden to provide security for Iranian ships travelling through the region, state-run Press TV reported Monday. The ship will be accompanied by a logistical vessel and a helicopter carrier, Press TV...

Kuwait's 90-year-old emir Monday held his first public meetings since falling ill last week, sitting down with the crown prince, head of parliament and members of his cabinet, state news agency KUNA reported. KUNA published pictures of Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah seated...

A powerful bloc in Iraq's parliament is calling for the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq following a series of airstrikes blamed on Israel targeting Iran-backed militias in the country. The Fatah Coalition said Monday it holds the United States fully responsible for this Israeli...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered that fuel transfers to Gaza be cut in half in response to a rocket attack against Israel. The military announced Monday that the measure would take effect immediately and until further notice. The harsh response follows airstrikes...

An Israeli strike in Syria against what it said was an attack plan by an Iranian force came amid allegations it has also targeted sites in Iraq. In addition to that, claims from Lebanon's Hezbollah that Israel was behind a drone attack on its Beirut stronghold on Sunday has further...

A wildfire that raged through the Spanish holiday island of Gran Canaria for more than a week has finally been brought under control, emergency services said on Monday. In a tweet, they said the blaze had been "declared controlled" by the regional government. "Ground crew will continue...

Iran said on Monday it had sold the oil aboard a tanker that was released this month after being detained for six weeks by the British overseas territory of Gibraltar. The Adrian Darya 1, formerly named the Grace 1, was seized by Gibraltar police and British special forces on July 4 on...

Israeli air strikes hit a military position belonging to a Palestinian group in Lebanon, near the Syrian border, early on Monday, Lebanon's An-Nahar news said. The position belonged to the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine-General Command, the newspaper said. The strikes...

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he wanted to see a strong Iran and was not seeking regime change in Tehran, adding that the way Iranians were being forced to live was unacceptable. Talking to reporters at a summit of wealthy nation leaders, Trump said he had not been surprised...

The Arab-led coalition fighting the Iran-aligned Houthis in Yemen moved Monday to work out a ceasefire as nominal allies in the south of the country turned on each other in a power struggle that has fractured the military alliance. Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, the main powers...

 G7 leaders close their summit Monday with discussion of world problems including the fires ravaging the Amazon rainforest, but overshadowed by President Donald Trump's trade wars and questions over the group's unity. The summit in Biarritz, a high-end surfers' paradise in southwestern...

China's top trade negotiator tried to reduce tensions with the US by calling for a "calm attitude" on Monday, local media reported, as the two countries engage in a fresh round of the tit-for-tat tariffs roiling global markets. Last week, the China-US trade war took a turn for the worse...

Israeli warplanes hit the Gaza Strip's ruling Hamas movement early Monday in response to earlier rocket fire from the territory into Israel, the army said in a statement. Israeli authorities also announced a punitive reduction in the flow of fuel to the strip's main power station, meaning a...

Hong Kong police on Monday said they were forced to fire water cannon and a warning shot to fend off "extremely violent" demonstrators, as months of pro-democracy protests veer deeper into violence. Sunday's clashes in the suburb of Tsuen Wan were some of the worst in twelve weeks of...

Sudan's newly-created sovereign council formally declared a state of emergency in the city of Port Sudan Sunday, following tribal clashes that police say have killed at least 16 people. The acting governor and the head of the national security service for the eastern Red Sea state, of which...

 U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, in a call with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about Israeli airstrikes in Syria, expressed Washington's support for Israel's right to defend itself from the threat posed by Iran's Revolutionary Guard, the State Department said Sunday. "The...

The Israeli military said three projectiles have been launched from the Gaza Strip, setting off air raid sirens in southern Israel. The military said two were intercepted by Israel's missile defense system Sunday evening, but did not disclose what happened to the third. One projectile...