The head of the World Health Organization vowed Tuesday to continue to lead the global fight against the coronavirus pandemic, after President Donald Trump threatened to cut off funding and to quit the body. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus defended his agency's role, after...

Representatives of opposing sides in Syria's war have agreed to reconvene in Geneva for stalled negotiations on the constitution, according to Geir Pedersen, the United Nations special envoy to the country. A lull in fighting could provide an opportunity to start healing "deep, deep...

Hatice Cengiz, the fiancee of slain Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, has urged the British government to block a planned Saudi Arabia-funded takeover of Premier League team Newcastle United. Speaking to Anadolu Agency, Cengiz urged the UK government to stop Saudi Crown Prince Mohamed bin...

President Donald Trump threatened Monday to pull the U.S. out of the World Health Organization, accusing it of botching the global coronavirus response and of being a "puppet of China". The American leader has been locked in a bitter spat with Beijing, alleging it covered up the initial...