At least 70 Palestinians were killed in Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip, bringing the death toll since early Tuesday to over 470, the Gaza Civil Defense said Wednesday. The latest figures, published by Gaza Civil Defense spokesperson Mahmoud Basal on Telegram, indicate that the victims...

The Israeli military said on Wednesday its forces have resumed ground operations in the central and southern Gaza Strip, as a second day of airstrikes killed at least 20 Palestinians, according to local health workers. The operations have extended Israel’s control over the Netzarim...

Turkish authorities detained President Tayyip Erdogan's main political rival Ekrem Imamoglu on Wednesday on an array of charges including corruption and aiding a terrorist group. The Istanbul mayor's arrest comes days before his expected nomination as presidential candidate for Turkey's main...

Sheikh Hikmat al-Hijri, the spiritual leader of the Druze community in Syria, rejected the "constitutional declaration" issued by the new Syrian administration on Tuesday, considering it "a dictatorial declaration that grants absolute powers to one person and establishes a new authoritarian...