The United Nations humanitarian office is releasing $100 million in emergency funding to seven countries at risk of famine in Africa and the Middle East amid conflict and the COVID-19 pandemic, while the humanitarian chief says returning to a world where famines are common would be "obscene."...

Israel said it launched air strikes against a number of Syrian army and Iranian Quds Force targets in Syria on Wednesday after explosive devices were planted in the Israeli-held Golan Heights. The Syrian state news agency reported that three military personnel were killed and one was...

Spain's number of COVID-19 infections surpassed the 1.5 million mark on Tuesday and the country reported its highest daily death toll since late April. From February to July, Spain had only confirmed 250,000 cases -- not as much due to a lack of testing -- but has now detected some half a...

President Donald Trump on Tuesday fired the director of the federal agency that vouched for the reliability of the 2020 election. Trump fired Christopher Krebs in a tweet, saying his recent statement defending the security of the election was “highly inaccurate.” The firing...