With Middle East peace talks frozen and expectations of a negotiated deal at an all-time low, a growing number of Israeli politicians believe it is time for the government to set the nation's own borders unilaterally. Some seek the annexation of most of the occupied West Bank,...

The United States imposed new sanctions on allies of Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday, prompting Moscow to denounce "Cold War" tactics amid more violence in eastern Ukraine. The move to ban visas and freeze assets of the likes of Putin's friend Igor Sechin, head of...

By Oliver Holmes | Reuters Aid organizations working in Syria say they are growing frustrated at how the United Nations is handling the world's biggest humanitarian crisis, accusing it of excluding them and withholding information vital to assist millions in need. A letter...

Rebels and Bashar al-Assad force have reached a rare agreement to cease airstrikes on rebel-held areas of Aleppo in order to restore electricity and water supplies after ten days of outage and lack of utilities in regime- held areas, al-Qaeda-linked group...