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Trump fires Homeland Security cyber chief

US President Donald Trump fired the country’s top cybersecurity official on Tuesday over a statement he made about the Nov. 3 presidential election. In a tweet, Trump said that Chris Krebs, the director of the Department of Homeland Security's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security...

Hundreds of Iraqi prisoners risk 'imminent' execution: UN

The UN rights chief decried Tuesday "deeply troubling" reports that Iraq has executed 21 men convicted on terrorism-related charges, and warned that several hundred other prisoners in the country risked the same fate. "I call on the Iraqi authorities to halt any further executions," UN High...

Palestinians say restoring cooperation with Israel

The Palestinian Authority of president Mahmud Abbas will restore coordination with Israel after severing it in May, a PA minister said Tuesday evening. "In the light of Mahmud Abbas's international contacts... and given the written and verbal commitments we have received from the Israelis,...

US welcomes end of hostilities in Karabakh

The US on Tuesday welcomed a cessation of hostilities between Armenia and Azerbaijan regarding the Karabakh conflict, with a recent Russia-brokered deal to end the fighting.  Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a statement that Washington called for an end to the violence from the...