Iraqi security forces cleared anti-government protesters from streets and squares in Baghdad and the south on Saturday, AFP journalists reported, stoking protester fears their long-running campaign risks being sidelined. It came a day after populist politician Moqtada Sadr organised his own...

After President Donald Trump’s announcement that he will finally launch his long-awaited Middle East peace plan next week, the response among many Palestinians Friday was a collective shrug. Trump said the plan, which has been delayed multiple times, would finally be released by next...

President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador insisted Friday that Mexico had respected the human rights of hundreds of Central American migrants detained in a robust security force operation the day before. National Guard troops used tear gas to detain 800 migrants who surged into Mexico...

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov accused Western countries of "bias" and "double standards" with selective aid to Syria's opposition territories. Speaking on Friday at a meeting with UN Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen, Lavrov said "key Western capitals" do not want to send...