A 5.0-magnitude earthquake rattled buildings in Turkey’s largest city Istanbul on Thursday, sending some people rushing out to the streets, Reuters witnesses and the AFAD disaster agency said. AFAD said the tremor centered in the Marmara Sea, southwest of Istanbul, along a faultline long...

Israeli forces rammed a vessel belonging to the Gaza-bound Global Sumud Flotilla, deployed water cannons against the fleet and mistreated its activists. “The Israeli occupation is using violence against our ships, deliberately ramming one of them, deploying water cannons, and brutally...

The ceiling of a landmark building from the 1800s under renovation in Syria’s capital collapsed Wednesday, killing two workers and injuring several others, state media reported. Rescuers were searching for workers still trapped in the rubble of the building, known as the Grand Serail, in...

At least 14 Palestinians were killed and others wounded Wednesday in a series of fresh Israeli airstrikes across multiple areas of the Gaza Strip, according to the Palestinian news agency WAFA. Seven people were killed and others injured when Israeli warplanes struck a home in the Al-Daraj...