Israel has begun building nearly 20,000 settler homes in the occupied West Bank during the past decade of Benjamin Netanyahu's premiership, settlement watchdog Peace Now said Tuesday. The group's annual settlement report highlighted how the issue complicates the chances of resolving the...

Sri Lankan soldiers in armored vehicles on Tuesday patrolled towns hit by sectarian violence this week as residents recalled how Muslims had hid in paddy fields to escape mobs attacking their homes and shops. Authorities said the situation in the worst-affected northwestern parts of the...

The tanker attacks off the coast of the United Arab Emirates were "Israeli mischief," an Iranian parliamentary spokesperson said on Tuesday, according to the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA). "The events that took place in the Emirates were Israeli mischief," Behrouz Nemati said, without...

A television station run by Yemen's Houthi group said Tuesday the Iran-aligned movement had launched drone attacks on Saudi installations, without identifying the targets or time of the attacks. Saudi Arabia offered no immediate confirmation of the report, which comes a day after Riyadh...