In normal times, vice presidential debates don't matter much. But in an election year as wild as 2020, everything is magnified. Vice President Mike Pence on Wednesday faced considerable pressure to boost coronavirus-stricken President Donald Trump's flagging reelection hopes as he...

Algeria launched its campaign Wednesday for constitutional reforms for a "New Republic" that the government hopes will satisfy a popular protest movement - to the apparent indifference of many. The constitutional changes, a flagship initiative of President Abdelmadjid Tebboune, are set to...

Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani Wednesday warned that his country will not tolerate the presence of foreign fighters - "terrorists that Iran has fought for years" - near its northern border, where a conflict is raging between Azerbaijan and Armenia. Rouhani did not elaborate but Armenia...

President Tayyip Erdogan’s strong backing for Azerbaijan in the conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh has set Turkey apart from other big nations and alarmed NATO allies that are demanding a ceasefire. But for Erdogan, the resolute stance is a strategic priority and a costly necessity that...