Israel has recorded its highest number of coronavirus infections over a 24-hour period, with nearly 1,500 new cases confirmed in the most recent daily count, the health ministry said Friday. Israel had won early praise for its virus containment efforts, but cases have surged since a broad...

The Libyan National Oil Company announced Friday the resumption of oil production and exports after a nearly six-month shutdown due to conflict dividing the country. "The NOC has lifted force majeure on all oil exports from Libya," the company said in a statement, adding that production...

President Donald Trump won the White House on the promise of bringing a conservative shift to the Supreme Court. But this year and last, even with two justices Trump hand-picked, the court has shown it is no rubber stamp for him or his administration’s policies. That’s drawn the...

A fuel shortage is blighting life in the swathes of Yemen controlled by Houthi rebels, cutting electricity supplies, halting water pumps and stranding people in need of medical care as warring sides trade blame. Energy scarcity is nothing new in a country ravaged by years of conflict, but...