Daesh (ISIS) has released a new militant audio recording, purportedly of its shadowy leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, his first in almost a year. In the audio, Baghdadi - whose whereabouts and fate remain unknown - urges followers to "persevere" and continue fighting the group's enemies...

The lawyer for the American Christian pastor on trial for terrorism charges in Turkey said on Wednesday he planned to appeal to the constitutional court to seek Andrew Brunson's release after being rejected by a lower court last week. Brunson is at the center of a row between Turkey and...

U.S. sanctions are having a strong effect on Iran's economy and popular opinion, though regime change there is not part of Washington's policy, President Donald Trump's national security adviser said on Wednesday. The Trump administration re-imposed sanctions this month after...

The brother of a teenager who became a symbol of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict after slapping two soldiers has been sentenced to jail for throwing stones at a police officer, the army said Tuesday. Waed Tamimi, the brother of Ahed Tamimi, confessed to his role in a March 2017...