The U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces militia said it thwarted an attempted Islamic State group suicide bomb attack early on Wednesday during a last-stand battle for the jihadist group’s final enclave. The SDF has said the battle for Baghouz, a collection of hamlets and farmland near...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday slammed Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as a "dictator" and "a joke" in the latest exchange of insults between the two leaders. Turkey on Tuesday denounced Netanyahu's "blatant racism" after he called Israel the nation-state of...

Venezuelan officials reported blackouts easing in some areas Tuesday, as the chief prosecutor said opposition leader Juan Guaido is being investigated for allegedly sabotaging the national power grid, whose collapse has inflicted misery on millions. The announcement by Tarek William Saab,...

Justice must be achieved for slain Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi, the chair of the EU's Subcommittee on Human Rights wrote in an opinion piece published Tuesday. "Khashoggi’s heinous murder shines a light on how these rights have been brutally trampled on under the Saudi...