A former Turkish prime minister who has launched a splinter party to rival President Recep Tayyip Erdogan pledged on Friday a return to a parliamentary democracy and to expand rights and freedoms. Ahmet Davutoglu made the commitment a day after he formally established the breakaway "The...

Israel Friday hailed the election defeat of Britain's Labour Party as a "milestone in the fight against hatred" after its leadership was accused of inaction against anti-Semitism in its ranks. "I congratulate British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and the UK Conservative Party on a decisive...

Israel’s president on Thursday urged Israelis not to lose faith in their democratic system after persistent political deadlock threw the country into a third election in less than a year. The March 2 ballot, agreed by parliament when it voted overnight to dissolve, will be held in the...

Seven Iraqi fighters were killed north of Baghdad Thursday when a suicide bomber attacked a base of an armed group led by Shiite cleric Moqtada Sadr, the army said. The attack, which also wounded three fighters, was carried out by "a suicide terrorist," it said, using its standard term for...