Palestinians in Gaza will on Saturday mark a year since mass protests and deadly clashes began along the Israeli border, with a demonstration expected to draw thousands and bring tensions to boiling point. The anniversary falls only days after another severe flare-up between Hamas and...

Asian markets were gripped by volatility Thursday as investors grow increasingly worried about the state of the global economy, sending them rushing to safe-haven assets and fuelling talk of possible recession. The pound was managing to hold its own despite another night of drama in...

A House of Representatives panel criticized U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Wednesday over plans by the White House to deliver nuclear technology to Saudi Arabia. "If you cannot trust a regime with a bonesaw, you should not trust them with nuclear weapons," congressman Brad Sherman said...

The UN Security Council on Wednesday roundly rejected Washington’s decision to recognize Israel's sovereignty over the occupied Syrian Golan Heights. Syria called for an emergency meeting of the council following U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision Monday to unilaterally recognize...

An Israeli missile attack late Wednesday targeted Aleppo, Syria's largest city, according to the Syrian regime-run SANA news agency. “At nearly 11.00 p.m. [2100GMT] on Wednesday, March 23, 2019, army air defenses intercepted Israeli air aggression," SANA early Thursday quoted a anonymous...

(The Syrian regime army on Wednesday intercepted several missiles that were fired by Israeli jets during raids on an industrial zone in the northern city of Aleppo with damage to materials only, state television said. “The Israeli aggression targeted some positions in Sheikh Najar...

 Amnesty International criticized the European Union on Wednesday for a “shameful” abdication of its humanitarian responsibilities after the bloc agreed to withdraw ships patrolling the Mediterranean for migrants attempting the perilous voyage. After months of wrangling, the EU agreed...

 President Hassan Rouhani on Wednesday inspected damage caused by flash floods in northern Iran and promised compensation to all those affected as the nationwide death toll reached 30. Rouhani, accused by critics of mishandling the crisis, took several ministers with him to Golestan...

British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Wednesday she would quit if her twice-defeated EU divorce deal passes at the third attempt, making a last-ditch bid to persuade rebels in her Conservative party to back her. May told a meeting of Conservative lawmakers she would stand down if her...

Atletico Madrid and France defender Lucas Hernandez will join Bayern Munich for 80 million euros ($90m) this summer, the German club announced on Wednesday. The 23-year-old World Cup winner will sign a five-year contract starting on July 1, Bayern said in a statement. The 80 million...

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told a congressional hearing on Wednesday that the Trump administration is still working “all across the government” to identify and hold accountable anyone responsible for the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Questioned at a House of...

U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday called on Russia to pull its troops from Venezuela and warned that “all options” were open to make that happen. The arrival of two Russian air force planes carrying nearly 100 Russian troops outside Caracas on Saturday has escalated the political...

NASA responded to accusations of sexism Wednesday over its decision to cancel a planned historic spacewalk by two women astronauts due to a lack of well-fitting spacesuits. On Monday, the US space agency announced that Christina Koch will perform tasks in space Friday with fellow American...

About 150 Palestinian students threw firebombs and rocks at Israeli soldiers who responded with tear gas and rubber-coated metal bullets in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday after an Israeli raid on their university. Also on Wednesday, a 17-year-old Palestinian was shot dead by Israeli...

The arrival of two Russian air force planes containing nearly 100 troops in Venezuela last weekend was a provocation, U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said on Wednesday as the White House welcomed the wife of opposition leader Juan Guaido for a visit. The Trump administration has recognized...

The US trade deficit dropped nearly 15 percent in January compared to December, largely due to declining imports from China, the Commerce Department reported Wednesday. Economists say the decline could help support growth in the first three months of the year, which would be a welcome...

British lawmakers were preparing to vote Wednesday on multiple options for leaving the European Union as they sought to bring some clarity to the country's tortured Brexit process. In the wake of two overwhelming defeats for Prime Minister Theresa May's withdrawal agreement with the EU, the...

Danish Justice Minister Soeren Pape Poulsen said Wednesday he would prefer for jihadists from his country to die fighting in Syria rather than return home, drawing criticism from the opposition. With the collapse of the last bastion held by Daesh (ISIS) in Syria over the weekend, several...

Schools reopened in southern Israel and traffic clogged Gaza’s streets on Wednesday in signs of a pullback from the most serious escalation of cross-border fighting in months. But while violence eased amid Egyptian mediation, Israeli forces and Palestinian militants were on hair-trigger...

Lebanon said on Wednesday it wanted to follow the example of eastern EU states that have largely rejected refuging its own refugee crisis as a way of resolvs. Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil sympathised with the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia's refusal to accept refugee...