Israel on Tuesday was on course for a fourth national election in two years after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his main governing partner, Benny Gantz, failed to resolve a dispute over the budget. Parliament voted late on Monday against an attempt by both men to delay a deadline of...

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said on Tuesday he wanted to meet with U.S. President-elect Joe Biden as soon as possible to discuss the U.S.-Japan security alliance, the coronavirus pandemic and global warming. Suga, speaking at a symposium, also said Japan was preparing to...

A fast-spreading new strain of the coronavirus which has emerged in the UK and its potential implications for public health have begun to be examined, according to a report by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC).  Speaking to Anadolu Agency, Dr. Ismail Balik,...

The UK has reported a new variant of coronavirus that officials say transmits more quickly, but there has been no evidence so far it is more likely to cause severe disease or mortality, the World Health Organization chief said Monday. "What we understand so far from the data that's been...