After ten years of devastating war in Syria, people there are facing one of the worst hunger crises they have ever known, according to the UN's World Food Programme (WFP). Arif Husain, WFP chief economist, said millions of Syrians were affected. "People are closer to starvation...

France's foreign minister warned on Thursday that Lebanon is running out of time before it could see a total collapse, urging the country's fractious politicians to form a new government to save it from economic and financial disaster. Jean-Yves Le Drian said such a collapse would spell...

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said it called off the Israeli leader’s visit to the United Arab Emirates on Thursday, citing disagreements with the Jordanian government. Netanyahu’s office said in a statement that “because of difficulties in coordinating his flight in...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Marking a year of loss and disruption, President Joe Biden will use his first prime-time address since taking office to steer the nation toward a hungered-for sentiment — hope — in the “next phase” of the fight against the pandemic that has killed more than 529,000...