Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed into law the treaty formally making Crimea part of the Russian Federation, after it was approved by the parliament, on the same day Ukraine capped a landmark alliance with the European Union. All 155 senators present...
The German government has asked federal prosecutors to examine whether German firms broke the law by exporting equipment to Syria during the 1980s and early 1990s that may have helped the country to develop chemical weapons. An economy ministry spokesman...
Israel has progressed with plans for more than 2,000 new homes in six West Bank settlements, an official said Thursday, in a move likely to further endanger peace talks. Guy Inbar, a spokesperson for the Defense Ministry unit responsible for civilian affairs in the...
The head of Shiite Lebanese movement Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, sent an “indirect message” to Israel last year saying his country’s southern border is “the safest place in the world,” Asharq al-Awsat newspaper reported Wednesday. The London-based daily cited leaked...
