North Korea’s second missile test on Thursday signals it is serious about developing new, short-range weapons that could be used early and effectively in any war with South Korea and the United States, analysts studying images of the latest launches say. Last week, North Korean leader Kim...

Syrian troops captured the town of Qalaat al-Madiq on Thursday as they continued a push into a remaining rebel-held enclave located in Idlib province. The UN Security Council will hold a closed-door meeting on escalating violence in Syria on Friday. The Syrian government has captured the...

Israel lifted a ban on Friday on Palestinian fishing boats putting to sea off Gaza, an Israeli military body said, ending a measure imposed during a deadly flare-up of violence earlier this month. The measure is seen as a first step in implementing a fragile truce meant to avert a new...

A London mosque was on lockdown Thursday after a man carrying a gun tried to enter it during Ramadan prayers. Metropolitan Police confirmed that a big police presence will remain at the Seven Kings Mosque in Ilford, northeast London. Worshippers at the mosque reportedly chased the...