French police have used pepper spray and batons to push back pro-Catalan independence protesters who blocked a major highway border pass between France and Spain. The police then began towing away vehicles and debris with the aim of reopening the road to traffic. The police action...

A pair of Israeli airstrikes targeted senior Islamic Jihad commanders in Gaza and in Syria early on Tuesday, escalating Israel's confrontation with Iran across the region and threatening to unleash another devastating round of cross-border violence with Palestinian militants. In eastern...

Germany, Britain and France should be ready to consider starting moves to reinstate international sanctions on Iran over breaches of its 2015 nuclear deal, Germany’s foreign minister said on Monday. Europe’s position is vital as the United States has withdrawn from the deal and the...

Australia’s government has asked its army to use all available resources to fight “catastrophic” bush fires as a state of emergency was declared in New South Wales.  Defense Minister Linda Reynolds asked the head of the Australian Defense Force to direct local base commanders to...