The number of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails on hunger strike reached 400 Tuesday, the Palestinian Prisoners' Club NGO said, but an Israeli official disputed the figure. In a statement the NGO said the hunger strike, which began Monday, had grown rapidly, with 250 prisoners joining...

Iran said on Tuesday it would press ahead with the launch of three satellites into orbit this year despite a U.S. move to curb Tehran’s ballistic missile program which Washington says has been advanced by the satellite activity. U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he would name...

U.S. President Donald Trump, welcoming Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to the White House on Tuesday, said a lot of progress had been made with Egypt in terms of terrorism. Trump, with Sisi at his side, also told reporters that the two had important things to discuss about military...

Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas said he hoped that Israel's parliamentary elections Tuesday could help bring peace. Rightwing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was facing a close battle with centrist Benny Gantz in the polls. Without supporting a particular candidate, Abbas told...