The United States congratulated the new Palestinian government Sunday, a day after incoming prime minister Mohammad Shtayyeh announced his new cabinet alongside president Mahmud Abbas -- leaving out the Islamist movement Hamas. "Congratulations to the new Palestinian Authority Cabinet,"...

The Israeli army says it's investigating the fatal shooting of a Palestinian man by an Israeli civilian earlier this month near the occupied West Bank city of Nablus. The inquiry comes the same day as Sunday's announcement by Israeli rights group B'Tselem saying it found inconsistencies in...

Israeli police arrested the Palestinian governor of Jerusalem Sunday after he allegedly violated an order previously given to him by authorities, police and his lawyer said. The governor, Adnan Gheith, has been arrested several times in recent months in connection with an investigation...

Security forces killed an Islamic State commander and four fighters in the Hamrin Mountains area of northeast Iraq on Sunday, the military said. Iraqi and U.S.-led coalition warplanes have been carrying out air strikes in the area, targeting militant hideouts, for three days. The elite...