Former military chief Benny Gantz received an official mandate Wednesday to try to form Israel's next government, but with no easy path to ending Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's long hold on power. After inconclusive elections in April and September, Gantz's nomination marked the first...

The head of an Algerian political party that was part of the ruling coalition under former president Abdelaziz Bouteflika became the first candidate Wednesday to register for presidential polls. Azzedine Mihoubi, leader of the Democratic National Rally party (RND), submitted his candidacy...

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday hailed a deal struck between Russia and Turkey to remove Kurdish fighters from the Syria-Turkey border, calling the agreement a "big success." Trump has been under fire for abruptly withdrawing US troops from northern Syria, paving the way for Turkey...

A column of Russian military police arrived in the city of Kobani in northern Syria, Russia’s Defence Ministry said on Wednesday, the TASS news agency reported. The Defence Ministry has said that the military police will help facilitate the withdrawal of Kurdish YPG forces and their...