United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says a long-sought agreement has been reached on the composition of a committee to draft a new constitution for Syria. The U.N. chief told reporters Wednesday that U.N. special envoy Geir Pedersen "is doing the final work with the parties in...

The Palestinians are prepared to engage in dialogue with any future Israeli leader, Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki said Wednesday in Oslo, the day after general elections in Israel ended in deadlock. "Whoever will be able to form a government, we are ready to sit with him or her in order...

 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu failed to win a ruling majority in an election that produced a virtual tie between his right-wing bloc and a center-left grouping that would be led by former military chief Benny Gantz. The outcome, according to almost complete results...

Germany has decided to extend an embargo on exporting weapons to Saudi Arabia by another six months, a spokesperson for the German government said Wednesday. "Until March 31, 2020 no applications [for arms exports] to Saudi Arabia will be approved," the spokesperson said. German...