Spain hinted Tuesday it wants to receive fewer refugees from European Union border areas than it had agreed, arguing the number of people needing relocation was far less than thought. The EU in 2015 approved a plan to share out 160,000 refugees already on European soil, mainly in Italy and...

 A new Israeli law banning entry to foreigners who support boycotting the country came under fire Tuesday from human rights groups and the opposition, who called it "thought control" harmful to Israel's international standing. The approval of the law late Monday was defended by...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- A Syrian activist and journalist presented a legal case before a Turkish court against the pilot Mohammad Fayad Soufan who parachuted into Turkey after his fighter jet ran out of fuel several days ago. Qutayba Yassin, the activist, filed the case on the basis the pilot...

Iraqi forces retook the provincial government headquarters and a second bridgehead on the River Tigris in west Mosul on Tuesday, the third day of a new drive against the Islamic State group. The operation to retake west Mosul -- IS's largest remaining urban stronghold -- was launched on...