Britain's Brexit minister Raab resigns

Trump pushes out senior advisor Ricardel over first lady Melania's request

EU sets Nov. 25 as summit day to endorse Brexit

Turkey calls for international probe into Khashoggi murder

Israel defence minister Lieberman resigns after Gaza ceasefire, calls for elections

Iran executes two men accused of illicit gold coin trading

White House is helping cover up Khashoggi murder: Former CIA officer

A former CIA case officer and intelligence analyst for CNN claimed the Trump administration is helping the Saudis cover up Jamal Khashoggi's murder.

US lawmakers expect votes on steps to crack down on Saudi Arabia

U.S. lawmakers have said the Senate could vote within weeks on legislation to punish Saudi Arabia over the war in Yemen and the death of a journalist at its consulate in Istanbul.

UK’s May takes Brexit deal to cabinet as MPs revolt

British Prime Minister Theresa May will seek her cabinet’s approval Wednesday for a long-awaited divorce deal with the EU, but hardline Brexiteer MPs warned they will seek to block it in parliament.

Hamas announces ceasefire with Israel after worst escalation in years

Palestinian militant groups in the Gaza Strip have announced an Egyptian-brokered ceasefire with Israel after a severe escalation of violence threatened to descend into full-blown war.

Rocket barrages, Israeli strikes threaten new Gaza war      

The worst escalation between Israel and Palestinian militants in Gaza since a 2014 war threatened to descend into full-blown conflict on Nov. 13 after further barrages of rocket fire and dozens more air strikes overnight.

Deadliest fire in California history kills 42 people

The death toll from a huge blaze in northern California rose to 42 on Nov. 12, making it the deadliest wildfire in state history.

Turkish Cypriot leader: Mix region’s gas, send via Turkey

An accord reunifying ethnically split Cyprus could unlock a deal to convey gas discovered in fields off Israel, Egypt and Cyprus to markets through neighboring Turkey’s existing pipeline network, the leader of the island’s breakaway Turkish Cypriots said on Nov. 12.

Patriarch Bartholomew blasts Tsipras by citing Erdoğan in rift over constitution

Istanbul-based Fener Greek Orthodox Patriarch Dimitri Bartholomew has criticized Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras for ignoring him during his initiative to secularize Greece’s constitution, according to local reports, while stressing that he was revered by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.

‘Tell your boss’: Recording is seen to link Saudi Crown Prince more strongly to Khashoggi killing

Shortly after the journalist Jamal Khashoggi was assassinated last month, a member of the kill team instructed a superior over the phone to “tell your boss,” believed to be Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia, that the operatives had carried out their mission, according to three people familiar with a recording of Mr. Khashoggi’s killing collected by Turkish intelligence.

New border crossings open in divided Cyprus, first in 8 years

Cypriot officials opened two new border crossings on Nov. 12 for the first time in eight years, the latest push for peace by the two sides after UN-backed talks collapsed last year.

Canada confirms Khashoggi tapes as Turkey slams France over 'unacceptable' statement

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday became the first Western leader to acknowledge his country had heard and received recordings of the killing of Saudi writer Jamal Khashoggi.

More than 200 still missing in California's deadliest wildfire on record

More than 200 people were missing early on Nov. 12 in California's deadliest and most destructive blaze on record, one of two fires raging in the state which have killed at least 31 people and forced more than a quarter of a million evacuations.