Turkey Thursday rejected an Egyptian peace initiative in Libya after a series of military victories by forces loyal to Tripoli against strongman Khalifa Haftar and said it favored a binding ceasefire under UN auspices. "The call for ceasefire or the joint declaration, to us, is stillborn....

The number of confirmed coronavirus infections in the United States topped 2 million on Wednesday, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University. The pandemic has claimed the lives of more than 112,900 people in the United States, which leads the world in the number of confirmed...

Iraqi militia factions expected the usual cash handout when the new head of Iran’s expeditionary Quds Force made his first visit to Baghdad earlier this year, succeeding the slain General Qassim Soleimani. Instead, to their disappointment, Esmail Ghaani brought them silver rings. For his...

US Vice President Mike Pence said Wednesday there had been no sign yet of an increase in coronavirus cases from two weeks of nationwide protests over police misconduct and racism. "What I can tell you is that, at this point, we don't see an increase in new cases now, nearly two weeks on...