Dozens of people have been killed in a stampede at a religious festival in the north-east of Israel. Israel's national emergency service Magen David Adom (MDA) confirmed the deaths without giving exact numbers, and said dozens more had been wounded. Newspaper Haaretz reports at...

France has started to put in place measures limiting access to French territory for people blocking the political process in Lebanon, French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on Thursday. Le Drian also said in a statement that France is taking similar measures for people...

A COVID-19 vaccination drive in the north of Syria is due to start on Saturday and will initially target medical and humanitarian staff. The elderly, public sector workers and people with chronic illness will be vaccinated in the second phase as part of plans announced on Thursday by...

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Africa is “watching with total disbelief” as India struggles with a devastating resurgence in COVID-19 cases, the continent’s top public health official said Thursday, as African officials worry about delays in vaccine deliveries caused by India’s crisis....