French President Emmanuel Macron this week faces the first major test of his policy of directly engaging with Russia that has disturbed some European allies, as he hosts a summit seeking progress in ending the Ukraine conflict. Joined by German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Macron will bring...

Israel carried out airstrikes early Sunday in the northern Gaza Strip in response to rocket fire, according to security sources. The Israeli military said in response to three rockets fired from Gaza into Israel, that jets and helicopters hit Hamas targets in Gaza. According to security...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- A drone strike by the U.S.-led coalition killed three ISIS (Daesh) fighters in the border town of Afrin in northern Syria, source told Zaman al-Wasl Saturday. The drone hit the vehicle of ISIS fighters with three missiles on a road links between Afrin and Azaz near the...

An Iranian held in the US and an American held in Iran have been freed, the two sides said Saturday, in an apparent prisoner swap at a time of heightened tensions. Tehran announced the release of Iranian scientist Massoud Soleimani from the United States shortly before Washington...