Russian ice skating coaches and former world champions Yevgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov were on board the American Airlines plane that crashed into the Potomac River in Washington on Wednesday night, Russian state media reported. Shishkova and Naumov, who were married, won the world...

Israel will cut ties with the UN agency for Palestinian refugees on Thursday following accusations it provided cover for Hamas militants, a move likely to hamper delivery of its vital services after 15 months of war in Gaza. The agency, UNRWA, will be banned from operating on Israeli soil,...

Three Israeli captives are set to be released by Palestinian groups in Gaza on Thursday in exchange for 110 prisoners in Israeli prisons under a ceasefire and prisoner swap agreement between Israel and Hamas In a statement, Abu Obaida, a spokesman of Hamas’ armed wing, the Qassam Brigades,...

Syria’s military operations administration announced Wednesday the appointment of Ahmed al-Sharaa as transitional president, the repeal of the 2012 Constitution and the dissolution of the former regime’s parliament, army and security agencies. It came in landmark moves in the wake of the...