Nearly two weeks after a 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck the city of Palu and its surrounding areas in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, the death toll has risen over 2,000. The quakes, followed by liquefaction, left Central Sulawesi in ruins, especially Palu, which was hit by tsunami waves...

The United Nations, Israel and Syria reached an agreement to reopen the Qunaitra crossing in the Golan Heights Monday, the United States announced Friday, urging the two Middle East countries to facilitate the work of peacekeepers in the zone. "The United States welcomes the reopening...

Jamal Khashoggi, the Saudi dissident who went missing last week after entering the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, tweeted about a range of critical regional issues in the days leading up to his (as-yet-unexplained) disappearance.  Along with the Palestine-Israel issue, the crisis in...

 Russia is urging Germany and France to break ranks with their American ally and help rebuild Syria so that refugees can go home, a senior adviser to the Russian government said. There’s little prospect of a deal with the U.S., which is now vowing to keep troops in Syria until...