Human Rights Watch Wednesday accused Libyan military strongman Khalifa Haftar's forces of laying Russian landmines in residential southern suburbs of the capital. "An armed group and affiliates fighting for control of the Libyan capital Tripoli appear to have used antipersonnel landmines...

Most Israelis think their government's plan to annex parts of the occupied West Bank will spark a Palestinian uprising, but around half favour going ahead anyway, a poll showed Wednesday. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to take steps towards annexation as soon as July 1,...

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's government Wednesday condemned new financial sanctions that the US is due to impose this month, arguing they will increase hardships in a country deep in economic crisis. The Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act of 2019, a US law that aims to sanction any...

President Donald Trump on Wednesday said it is "common sense" to bring Russia back into the G7, despite Moscow's expulsion from the club after invading part of Ukraine. Speaking to Fox News radio, Trump said that the G7 countries -- Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the...