The Knesset, Israel's parliament, on Monday evening voted in favor of continuing work on a bill from a previous Knesset round that offers an exemption of military service for the Ultra-Orthodox youth, known also as Haredi Yeshiva students. The bill passed with 63 votes in favor, in the...

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council on Monday overwhelmingly approved its first resolution endorsing a cease-fire plan aimed at ending the eight-month  war between Israel and Hamas  in Gaza. The U.S.-sponsored resolution welcomes a cease-fire proposal announced by...

Far-right parties made big gains in the  European Parliament  in election results that rattled the traditional powers and made French President Emmanuel Macron call snap legislative elections. Macron’s party suffered a heavy defeat from the far-right National Rally party, while in...

EL AMRA, Tunisia (AP) — For many migrants who’ve long dreamed of Europe, one of the last stops is an expanse of olive trees on North Africa's Mediterranean coastline. But in Tunisia, less than 100 miles (161 kilometers) from the Italian islands that form the European Union’s outermost...