In a blow to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, an opposition candidate declared victory in the Istanbul mayor's race for a second time Sunday after the government-backed candidate conceded defeat in a high-stakes repeat election. Thank you, Istanbul," former businessman Ekrem...

Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas said Sunday he was confident a peace conference this week in Bahrain would fail. "We are certain that the workshop in Manama will not be successful," Abbas, who is boycotting the US-led conference focussed on the Palestinian economy, told journalists....

Sudan's protest movement accepted an Ethiopian roadmap for a civilian-led transitional government, a spokesman said Sunday, after a months-long standoff with the country's military rulers. Ethiopia has led diplomatic efforts to bring the protest and military leaders back to the negotiating...

Any conflict in the Gulf region may spread uncontrollably and threaten the lives of U.S. troops, a senior Iranian military commander said Sunday after U.S. President Donald Trump said he would impose further sanctions on the Islamic Republic. While flagging more sanctions, Trump had also...