At a crucial moment in the fragile peace process, the raging Afghan conflict has entered a critical phase with a devastating string of targeted assassinations of government officials, and religious, political and civil figures, analysts said. As the Afghan government and Taliban negotiators...

Anti-aircraft missiles were fired at an Israeli drone flying over southern Lebanon on Wednesday but did not make contact with the target, according to an Israeli military spokesman. Two Lebanese security sources told Reuters that Lebanon's Hezbollah had fired at the drone. One of the...

Israel’s energy minister says it would take Iran six months to produce enough fissile material for a single nuclear weapon – a timeline twice as long as that anticipated by a senior member of the Biden administration. Israel is wary of the Biden administration’s intent to re-enter...

MOSCOW (AP) — The Moscow police plan to stifle an opposition protest by clamping down on the center of the city backfired — not only did the massive demonstration take place, but it was spread throughout a wide swath of the city. Moscow police always come out strong for unauthorized...