Turkey is infringing the judicial independence of a United Nations war crimes tribunal by holding one of its judges in detention despite an order to release him, the court ruled Monday, referring the matter to the U.N. Security Council. The U.N. court had earlier ordered Ankara to release...

ISIS has imposed an "Afghan-style" dress code on men in its Syrian stronghold Raqqa to help its fighters blend into the civilian population, a monitor and activists said Monday. "For more than two weeks, Afghan-style clothing ... has been imposed by Daesh," said Abu Mohamed, an activist with...

Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman said on Monday that the United States has warned that annexing the West Bank would lead to an "immediate crisis" with President Donald Trump's administration. Lieberman sought to push back against those in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's...

China's third most powerful leader said on Monday that Beijing had the right to "step in" to Hong Kong's leadership contest, according to local politicians who met him, in remarks fueling fears of meddling from Communist Party leaders. The comments by Zhang Dejiang, the head of China's...