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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and US President Donald Trump agreed in a phone call overnight to act jointly against the self-styled Islamic State terrorist group in the Syrian towns of al…

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Tuesday that good ties based on shared values with the United States were in the interest of the European Union.

“As Germans and Europeans, good…

The head of the UN on Tuesday slammed an Israeli bill that provides immunity for illegal settlements and outposts in the occupied West Bank.

Al-Shabaab fighters stormed a hotel in the capital of the semi-autonomous Puntland region killing four guards, while two of the attackers also died, a senior Somali official said. “The attack…

A lawyer seeking to reinstate Donald Trump’s travel ban was grilled by a panel of three judges on Tuesday, facing questions over the president’s inflammatory campaign promise to close America’s…

Beijing has played down the prospects of conflict with the United States over the South China Sea in the wake of aggressive rhetoric by the administration of new US President Donald Trump, saying…

The first wave of four new NATO battalions has arrived at a military base in Eastern Europe close to Russia’s border, with the alliance claiming it’s driven to deter alleged “Russian aggression”…

The next round in the fight over US President Donald Trump's ban on travelers from seven Muslim-majority countries starts on Thursday.  Attorneys from the Justice Department and Washington…

The Israeli Army has attacked a number of Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip, wounding at least three people, according to Palestinian health officials.

Thousands of protesters shouting "Down with Spain's justice system" turned up on Monday in Barcelona at the trial of Catalonia's former leader Artur Mas, accused of civil disobedience for holding…

Several technology giants, including Apple, Google and Microsoft, banded together on Sunday to file a legal brief opposing President Donald Trump's temporary immigration ban, arguing that it "…

German Chancellor Angela Merkel was on Monday officially nominated to run as her party’s candidate in this year’s federal elections, party sources say.

A leaders’ meeting of her center-…

China on Monday said it had "lodged representations" with the United States over Washington's new sanctions list targeting Iran, which includes Chinese companies and individuals.

The…

Syria’s Army and its allies have advanced towards the northern IS-held city of al-Bab on Monday, cutting off the last main supply route that connects to militant strongholds further east toward…

Marine Le Pen delivered a keynote speech in front of around 4,000 supporters gathered in Lyon’s main conference center, less than three months before French voters pick their next president.

Hundreds of mosques around the UK threw open their doors to Britons, as part of an initiative to counter misconceptions about the Muslim community.

More than 150 mosques took part in the “…

Morocco will “never recognize” Western Sahara’s independence despite rejoining the African Union after a decades-long dispute over the territory, Deputy Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita said in…

An estimated half a million people have once again held rallies across Romania despite the government backing down over a controversial decree.

Earlier, the Social Democrats on Feb. 5…

A total of 763 people were arrested in Turkey during simultaneous operations in 29 Turkish provinces against the self-styled Islamic State terrorist group on Sunday, Turkish police forces said in…

The United Nations refugee agency and its partners are coordinating plans to respond to a potential mass displacement of Iraqis from western Mosul, the latest battleground the Iraqi forces are…

Civilian casualties in Afghanistan in 2016 hit their highest recorded level, the UN said on Monday, with nearly 11,500 non-combatants—one-third of them children—killed or wounded.

The director of film musical 'La La Land', who won the top prize at the Directors Guild of America Awards ahead of the Oscars later this month, backs Iranian director Asghar Farhadi who decided…

The Philippines’ Catholic Church assailed President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs for creating a “reign of terror” among the poor, in sermons read out at Saturday services, which will be repeated…

Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said serious efforts are required to overcome “the severe damage done to US-Russia relations under Barack Obama”.

Lavrov added that the need for dialogue,…

Centrist French politician, Emmanuel Macron, seized upon the growing momentum surrounding his presidential bid on Saturday, using a major campaign speech in Lyon to challenge rival candidates for…