China on Sunday "firmly" opposed the US announcement of a 10% tariff on Chinese exports, vowing to take countermeasures to safeguard its interests. “China’s position is firm and consistent. Trade and tariff wars have no winners. The US’s unilateral tariff hikes severely violate WTO...

Palestinian militant group Hamas handed over three Israeli hostages on Saturday, and dozens of Palestinian prisoners and detainees were released in exchange, in the latest stage of a truce aimed at ending the 15-month war in Gaza. Ofer Kalderon, a French-Israeli dual national, and Yarden...

Syrian Finance Minister Mohammed Abazeed discussed his country’s financial position and potential sanctions relief in his first meeting with European Union officials on Wednesday since armed opposition forces ousted the al-Assad regime last year. Abazeed met with Germany’s temporary...

EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said she expected the bloc to agree Monday to begin easing sanctions on Syria after the ouster of Bashar al-Assad. “It is a step for step approach,” Kallas said at the start of a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Brussels to discuss the move....