9 detained in Tajikistan in relation to Moscow concert hall attack, Russian state media...
Nine people have been detained by Tajikistan’s state security service over suspected contact with the perpetrators of last week’s attack by gunmen on a suburban Moscow concert hall that killed 144 people,...
Israeli court halts subsidies for ultra-Orthodox, deepening turmoil over mandatory military service
TEL AVIV - Israel’s Supreme Court on Thursday ordered an end to government subsidies for many ultra-Orthodox men who do not serve in the army — a blockbuster ruling that could have far-reaching consequences...
Palestinian Authority announces a new Cabinet as it faces calls for reform
RAMALLAH, West Bank — The Palestinian Authority has announced the formation of a new Cabinet as it faces international pressure to reform.
President Mahmoud Abbas, who has led the...
Putin calls statements that Russia wants to attack Europe “complete nonsense”
Russian President Vladimir Putin described as “total nonsense” the statements in the West that Russia, after Ukraine, is preparing to attack Europe, in a meeting last night with military pilots in the...
U.S. congressional delegation pledges continued defense support for Taiwan
TAIPEI, Taiwan — A bipartisan U.S. congressional delegation pledged continued support for Taiwan on Thursday, days after Congress approved $300 million in military aid for the self-governed island that’s claimed by China.
Kishida, Biden to vow peaceful use of outer space at April summit
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and U.S. President Joe Biden will commit to promoting the peaceful use of outer space next month in Washington, officials with knowledge of their upcoming summit said.
China’s Xi issues a positive message in meeting with U.S. business leaders as relations...
China’s nationalist leader Xi Jinping has called for closer trade ties with the U.S. during a meeting with top American business leaders in Beijing that comes amid a steady improvement in relations...
7 Lebanese and an Israeli killed in an exchange of fire along the Lebanon-Israel...
HEBBARIYE, Lebanon — An Israeli airstrike on a paramedics center linked to a Lebanese Sunni Muslim group in south Lebanon killed seven of its members early Wednesday and triggered a rocket...
Dutch leader is visiting Beijing for talks on Ukraine, Gaza and restrictions on high-tech...
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte is meeting with Chinese leaders Wednesday for talks that are expected to include the wars in Ukraine and Gaza and Dutch restrictions on the export of semiconductor...
Russia persists in blaming Ukraine for concert attack despite its denial and Islamic State’s...
Russian officials persisted Tuesday in saying Ukraine and the West had a role in last week’s deadly Moscow concert hall attack despite vehement denials of involvement by Kyiv and a claim of...