A 5.0-magnitude earthquake rattled buildings in Turkey’s largest city Istanbul on Thursday, sending some people rushing out to the streets, Reuters witnesses and the AFAD disaster agency said. AFAD said the tremor centered in the Marmara Sea, southwest of Istanbul, along a faultline long...

South Africa on Thursday called on Israel to release activists on the Global Sumud Flotilla including Nelson Mandela’s grandson, saying Israel’s interception of the Gaza-bound aid boats was a grave offence and violation of international law. South Africa has taken Israel to the...

Israeli forces rammed a vessel belonging to the Gaza-bound Global Sumud Flotilla, deployed water cannons against the fleet and mistreated its activists. “The Israeli occupation is using violence against our ships, deliberately ramming one of them, deploying water cannons, and brutally...

As the Pentagon announced the drawdown of US troops in Iraq this week, the American military is shifting its focus to the ISIS threat emanating from neighboring Syria. “We’re ending the forever war in Iraq,” a senior US defense official told reporters on a call. The official said the...