Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has "no intention" of discussing peace with the Palestinians, opposition leader Yair Lapid told AFP ahead of the signing of a landmark deal with the UAE. US President Donald Trump will host a ceremony on Tuesday at which Netanyahu will sign...

The United Arab Emirates and Bahrain on Tuesday will become the latest Arab states to break a longstanding taboo when they sign agreements toward normalizing relations with Israel in a strategic realignment of Middle Eastern countries against Iran. U.S. President Donald Trump will host the...

Oil prices edged lower on Tuesday as worries over a slow recovery in global fuel demand, depressed by the coronavirus pandemic, chimed with bleak outlook warnings by major oil producers. Brent crude  was down 4 cents, or 0.1%, at $39.57 a barrel by 0642 GMT, while U.S. West Texas...

The Americas continue to register some of the worst coronavirus numbers in the world, failing to flatten the curve.   Worldwide, there are nearly 30 million confirmed cases, half of which have been recorded in the region.  Latin America and the Caribbean have surpassed 8...