Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas said he hoped that Israel's parliamentary elections Tuesday could help bring peace. Rightwing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was facing a close battle with centrist Benny Gantz in the polls. Without supporting a particular candidate, Abbas told...

Yellow Vest activists called for fresh protests in Paris on Tuesday after the Senate cancelled a meeting with representatives of the movement at the last minute. A group of Yellow Vest protesters had been invited by French Senator Catherine Fournier to discuss a range of issues on...

Hundreds of residents have finally left the Rukban camp for displaced persons in southeast Syria, amid a months-long Assad regime siege and Russian pressure. A local aid worker and citizen journalist Omar al-Homsi said about 500 people left on April 4 for regime territory. Another 400 departed...

Casualties from the battle for Libya’s capital mounted on Tuesday while Islamic State killed three people in a desert town, illustrating how jihadists may exploit renewed chaos. Medical facilities reported 47 people killed and 181 wounded in recent days as eastern forces seek to take...