The main Syrian opposition body said on Wednesday it wanted face-to-face negotiations with the Damascus government about a political transition at peace talks that are due to begin in Geneva next week. Salim al-Muslit, spokesman of the High Negotiations Committee (HNC), also told Reuters the...

Ireland's fragile minority government faces a no-confidence vote later Wednesday over a scandal involving the police, the state's child protection agency and the political establishment. Prime Minister Enda Kenny and his cabinet have been criticized over their handling of false allegations...

Top EU economic affairs official Pierre Moscovici met Greek leaders in Athens Wednesday in a bid to break the deadlock between the debt-laden country and its creditors. The visit by the former French finance minister comes after months of failed talks between Athens and its eurozone and...

 U.S. President Donald Trump's break with decades of support for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is irresponsible and does not advance peace, a senior Palestinian said Wednesday. "This does not make sense," Palestine Liberation Organisation executive committee...