Al-Qaeda blew up a medical center in war-torn Yemen Tuesday, 10 days after executing a dentist it accused of guiding US drone strikes against its militants. The clinic in the Somaa district of Al-Baida province was where the dentist worked before his execution, a local official told AFP....

Gaza reported its first cases of COVID-19 in the general population Monday, as authorities confirmed four infections in a refugee camp and security forces declared a full lockdown for 48 hours. The cases were from a single family in central Gaza, a government spokesman said, amid concern...

Top Chinese and US negotiators spoke on the phone Tuesday about their phase one economic deal, Beijing's commerce ministry said, amid soaring tensions between the two sides on several fronts. The US and China signed the accord in January, bringing a partial truce in their lingering trade...

UN-mediated talks involving the Syrian government, opposition and civil society were put "on hold" after three participants turned up positive for COVID-19, just hours after the meetings started in Geneva. The office of the UN Syria envoy said Monday the three delegations had gotten off...