The United States' COVID-19 epidemic is once more blowing up at an exponential rate, even as leaders of some of the worst-hit states resist mandatory mask measures to stem the spread. Health authorities reported 78,000 new cases on Thursday, according to the database run by Johns Hopkins...

Elyes Fakhfakh’s resignation as Tunisia’s prime minister has sparked a crisis in a country already in the throes of economic and political turmoil. He stepped down on Wednesday after less than six months in office, facing a no-confidence vote amid allegations of wrongdoing from...

Converting the Hagia Sophia into a mosque is a matter of sovereignty, Turkey's president told reporters on Friday. Turkey does not see international reactions on the reopening of the Istanbul landmark to Muslim worship as binding, Recep Tayyip Erdogan stressed. The first prayers will be...

In one of the most significant shake-ups in years, the Taliban put the son of the movement's feared founder in charge of its military wing and added powerful figures to its negotiating team ahead of expected talks aimed at ending Afghanistan’s decades of war, Taliban officials say. As...