International

AP, Abu Dhabi :American diplomats are upbeat despite the government shutdown that has left many of them working without pay, U.S. Secretary of State Mike...

AFP, Ramallah :The decade-long Palestinian split looks set to deepen in the coming months, with president Mahmud Abbas poised to take multiple measures against Gaza...

AFP, San Antonio :Julian Castro, the telegenic former mayor of San Antonio, Texas and Obama-era cabinet member, launched his bid to become the nation’s first...

AFP, Hasankeyf: From the ancient citadel overlooking the valley, Ridvan Ayhan looks at the Tigris with a furrowed brow. The river that supported his family’s...

AFP, Sunderland :“It just needs to be sorted,” said 23-year-old Adam Green, a frustrated Leave voter in Brexit-backing Sunderland, where patience with parliamentary delays over...

AP, Caracas :The head of Venezuela’s opposition-run congress said Friday that he is prepared to step into the nation’s presidency temporarily to replace Nicolas Maduro,...

AP, Beirut :The Syrian state news agency said Israeli warplanes fired a number of missiles toward the Damascus area yesterday, triggering Syrian air defences that...

AFP, Washington :Democratic congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard, an Iraq war veteran who met dictator Bashar al-Assad in Syria during that country’s devastating civil war, said Friday...

AFP, Kuala Lumpur :A Malaysian state announced it had a new sultan Saturday, who is expected to be elected king after the former monarch abdicated...

Reuters, Washington :The United States plans to host a global summit focused on the Middle East, particularly Iran, next month in Poland, US Secretary of...