Hong Kong’s pro-democracy opposition lawmakers said on Wednesday they would resign in protest against the dismissal of four of their colleagues from the city assembly after Beijing gave local authorities new powers to further curb dissent. The Chinese parliament earlier adopted a...

President Donald Trump's campaign pushed ahead on Wednesday with its long-shot litigation strategy to try to upend Joe Biden's victory in the Nov. 3 U.S. election by filing a lawsuit in Michigan even as the former vice president focused on laying the foundation for his incoming administration....

Iran continues to increase its stockpile of low-enriched uranium far beyond the limits set in a landmark nuclear deal with world powers and to enrich it to a greater purity than permitted, the U.N.’s atomic watchdog agency said Wednesday. The International Atomic Energy Agency reported in...

Israel and Lebanon resumed U.S.-mediated talks on Wednesday over their disputed Mediterranean Sea border, that has held up hydrocarbon exploration in the potentially gas-rich area, a source and Lebanon’s state news agency said. The longtime foes held three rounds of talks last month...