Israel says Bulgarian diplomat to direct Board of Peace for Gaza

Khamanei slams ‘vandals’ as Iran rocked by protests

One dead, dozens missing after Philippine dump site collapse

Protesters, US law enforcers clash

EU chief von der Leyen says Europe to do 'everything it can' to support Syria

Gaza civil defense says Israeli attacks kill 13 including 5 children

Trump says 'cancelled' second attacks on Venezuela after prisoner release

Venezuela on Thursday began releasing a "large number" of political prisoners, including several foreigners, in an apparent concession to the United States after its ouster of ruler Nicolas Maduro.

Russian strikes cut heat to Kiev, mayor calls for temporary evacuation

Russia launched a massive attack on Ukraine's capital, setting apartment blocks alight and killing at least four people, Kiev's mayor said Friday after Moscow rejected the latest post-war peacekeeping plan.

Trump threatens to hit Iran 'very hard' if protestors killed

 U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday that the U.S. will hit Iran “very hard” if it starts killing protestors, as that country has been rocked by protests since last month regarding worsening economic conditions.

Syria says SDF members in Aleppo will be sent to 'east of Euphrates'

The Syrian Defense Ministry announced Friday that a ceasefire would begin at 3 am local time in the Ashrafieh Sheikh Maqsoud and Bani Zeid neighborhoods in the northern city of Aleppo, after establishing control in the districts.

OIC, 22 Islamic countries strongly condemn Israeli foreign minister's Somaliland visit

 Twenty-two Islamic countries and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Thursday strongly condemned what they called an “illegal” visit by Israel’s foreign minister to Somalia’s breakaway region of Somaliland, saying it violated Somalia’s sovereignty and international law.

Russia slams Ukrainian-European plan for peacekeeping force

Moscow on Thursday labelled Ukraine and its European backers an "axis of war", warning agreements they had reached for the deployment of a peacekeeping force were far from anything Russia could accept to end the war.

Russia accuses US of stoking 'military-political tension' with tanker seizure

Russia on Thursday accused the United States of stoking tensions and threatening international shipping with its seizure of a Russian-flagged oil tanker in the North Atlantic a day earlier.

Syrian Army largely takes control of Ashrafieh neighborhood of Aleppo

Syrian Army's troops have largely taken control of Ashrafieh, a neighborhood in central Aleppo that has been occupied by the terrorist group PKK/YPG.

Spanish PM open to sending troops to maintain peace 'in Palestine'

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Jan. 8 he was prepared to deploy troops to "Palestine" for peacekeeping "when the opportunity presents itself.”

Key human smuggling criminal jailed in UK

A Turkish man who provided thousands of small boats and engines to people smugglers operating in the English Channel has been sentenced to prison, the English media has announced.

Lebanon's army says completed first phase of disarming Hezbollah

The Lebanese army announced on Jan. 8 that it had completed the first phase of its plan to disarm Hezbollah, covering the area between the Israeli border and the Litani River.

AfD lawmaker faces trial over anti-Turkish song at birthday party

A German far-right lawmaker from the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party has gone on trial over allegations that an openly racist song targeting Turks was played at his birthday celebration, prompting charges of inciting hatred.