ISTANBUL, Turkey -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday called for pressure on the United States to stop Israel's offensive in Gaza, but said there would be no agreement unless Washington accepted the enclave as Palestinian land. Erdogan returned from a summit on Saturday of Arab and...
HANOI, Vietnam -- Two South Koreans were among 18 people sentenced to death on drug smuggling and trafficking charges in Vietnam, state media said. This photo released by the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) on November 12, 2023 shows defendants (L, in blue) standing during their trial for drug...
LONDON, United Kingdom -- UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Saturday condemned far-right protesters and Hamas sympathisers, as hundreds of thousands of pro-Palestinian supporters marched through London calling for a ceasefire in Israel's war in Gaza. Nearly 2,000 police were out in force to keep...
TEL AVIV, Israel -- The Israeli military said Saturday it will aid the evacuation of babies from Gaza's largest hospital, amid intense fighting around the facility between soldiers and Palestinian militants. "The staff of the Al-Shifa hospital has requested that tomorrow, we will help the babies in...
ISTANBUL, Turkey -- Turkish women remembering the disappearance of relatives in the 1980s and 1990s held a vigil in Istanbul on Saturday without police interference for the first time in five years. Known as the "Saturday Mothers" ("Cumartesi Anneleri" in Turkish), they have met on Saturdays since...
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia -- Arab and Muslim leaders on Saturday condemned Israeli forces' "barbaric" actions in Gaza but declined to approve punitive economic and political steps against the country over its war against Hamas. TOPSHOT - A handout picture taken and released on November 11, 2023 by...
KYIV, Ukraine -- A missile targeted Kyiv on Saturday without causing casualties but ending nearly two months of relative calm in the Ukrainian capital, while frontline regions fended off waves of drone attacks overnight. Ukrainian officials also hailed the anniversary of the recapture of Kherson...
PARIS, France -- Several thousand people demonstrated in Paris on Saturday under the rallying cry "Stop the massacre in Gaza". Protesters hold a banner which reads as "Support to Palestinian and Israeli innocents" and wave Palestinian flags as they take part in a demonstration to demand an...
MOSCOW, Russia -- Russian authorities said Saturday they had launched a "terrorism" probe after the derailment of a goods train southwest of Moscow. An "improvised explosive device" caused the derailment of 19 of the train's wagons in the Riazan region on Saturday, the state investigation committee...
BEIRUT, Lebanon -- Hezbollah's chief said on Saturday the group was using new weapons in its attacks against Israel, as exchanges of fire on Lebanon's southern border intensify while Israel battles Hamas militants in Gaza. Supporters of the Hezbollah Lebanese Shiite Muslim movement watch chief...
GENEVA, Switzerland -- The Palestinian Ambassador to the United Nations (UN) in Geneva urged Western states to show stronger support for a ceasefire in Gaza while addressing a gathering of diplomats and reporters on Friday. Palestinian Ambassador to the United Nations Ibrahim Khraishi gestures...
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia -- Saudi Arabia's de facto ruler on Friday denounced the conduct of Israeli forces fighting Hamas in Gaza, ahead of weekend summits that will focus on the unfolding violence in the Palestinian territory. "We condemn the military aggression witnessed in the Gaza Strip, the...
