LAS, VEGAS, United States -- Republican presidential hopefuls lined up Saturday to pledge unwavering support for Israel in its war on Hamas as they spoke at an annual gathering of influential Jewish donors. Former US president and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump appears on a screen...
ISTANBUL, Turkey -- Israel said Saturday it was recalling its diplomatic staff from Turkey after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan delivered a fierce attack on its military operation against Hamas militants in Gaza. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R) and his wife Emine Erdogan (L) greet...
DOHA, Qatar -- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday sharply criticized the "unprecedented escalation" of bombardments on Gaza and urged an "immediate" ceasefire. "Instead of the pause" he had expected, there has been "an unprecedented escalation of the bombardments and their...
UNITED NATIONS, United States - The UN General Assembly on Friday called by a large majority for an "immediate humanitarian truce" in Gaza, on the 21st day of the Israel-Hamas conflict as the Israeli army announced it was extending its ground operation into the shattered territory. (Photo from...
LEWISTON, United States - Jittery residents of southern Maine remained on edge Friday as state and federal law enforcement agents combed woods and deployed divers into a river in a massive hunt for a man accused of gunning down 18 people with a semi-automatic rifle in a bowling alley and a...
KABUL, Afghanistan - The Islamic State jihadist group claimed on its Telegram channel Friday that it was behind a blast at a sports club that killed four people in the Afghan capital the night before. (Photo from AFP) The Sunni Muslim extremist group said it had used a parcel bomb that "IS...
WASHINGTON, United States - The United States said Friday it sought to degrade ammunition supplies of Iranian-linked militias with strikes in Syria but insisted it did not want to widen the Middle East conflict. National Security Council Spokesman John Kirby The Pentagon on Thursday announced...
ISMALIA , Egypt - Six people were lightly injured when an "unidentified drone fell" on an Egyptian town on the border with Israel on Friday, the army said. The army spokesman said the drone crashed into "a building next to Taba hospital", in the Red Sea town of the same name, across the border...
BRUSSELS, Belgium - EU leaders meeting in Brussels Friday discussed bolstering support for Ukraine, as they strived to focus on helping that country against Russia's invasion even as Middle East turmoil steals global attention. The discussion on Ukraine was taking place on the second day of...
LONDON, United Kingdom - King Charles III embarks Tuesday on a four-day trip to Kenya, his first visit as monarch to a Commonwealth nation, where any comments he makes on Britain's colonial past will be closely scrutinised. Charles is expected to tackle "the more painful aspects" of the UK's...
GENEVA , Switzerland - The United Nations said Friday it was concerned that war crimes were being committed on both sides in the conflict between Israel and Hamas. The UN human rights office cited forcible transfer, collective punishment and the taking of hostages as the war continued into its...
VATICAN CITY, Holy See - Pope Francis has waived the statute of limitations for a priest and world-renowned mosaic artist accused of sexual and psychological abuse, opening the way for potential disciplinary proceedings, the Vatican said Friday. Slovenian Marko Rupnik, 68, has twice been...
