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Sending a forceful message to Israel’s prime minister and the incoming US administration of Donald Trump, dozens of countries called on Israel and the Palestinians to revive work toward achieving…

US president-elect, Donald Trump, aims to replace Obamacare with a plan that would envisage “insurance for everybody”, he said in an interview with the Washington Post published on Sunday night.…

A top Egyptian court has issued a final ruling rejecting a government plan to transfer two uninhabited Red Sea islands to Saudi Arabia in a deal that had provoked outrage among Egyptians and…

A cargo plane has crashed near Kyrgyzstan’s capital, the press service of the Bishkek airport said on Monday.

The aircraft, on the flight from Istanbul to Bishkek, crashed several…

Swiss police detained 32 Tibetans and Swiss nationals protesting against a visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday, a spokesman said.

Swiss authorities had limited the duration of…

Twenty-seven inmates were killed in a Brazilian prison riot that broke out on Saturday, adding to chaos in a penitentiary system in which some 140 inmates have died in gang warfare since the start…

Oman said on Monday it accepted 10 inmates from the US prison at Guantanamo Bay ahead of US President Barack Obama leaving office, part of his efforts to shrink the facility he promised to close.…

The US president-elect, Donald Trump, has told a British newspaper that he will offer to end sanctions against Russia in return for a nuclear arms reduction deal with the Kremlin.

The Turkish Parliament on Sunday passed in a first reading a controversial bill bolstering the powers of the presidency under Recep Tayyip Erdogan that critics claim will lead to a one-man rule.…

With fear of Russia mounting across Scandinavia, Danish Defense Minister Claus Hjort Frederiksen joined the Nordic panic chorus by warning that Denmark allegedly faced a “very serious” and “…

Serbia told Kosovo on Sunday it will defend “every inch of its territory” after a perceived provocation by ethnic Albanians involving a train traveling between both nations.

Hundreds of protesters demanding jobs clashed with police in several Tunisian towns on Saturday, blocking the route of visiting President Beji Caid Essebsi in one region, on the sixth anniversary…

Nine IS terrorists were “neutralized” in northern Syria over the last 24 hours as part of the ongoing Operation Euphrates Shield, the Turkish military said on Sunday.

Turkish authorities…

Iraqi military forces have fully secured Mosul University, discovering that the self-styled Islamic State terrorists had been using it as a bomb-making factory and killing field for civilians.…

Nearly 100 people are missing after a boat packed with refugees and migrants sank off the Libyan coast, killing at least eight, according to the Italian coastguard. Search operations continued…

A major international conference to try to kick-start peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians is being held in the French capital, Paris.

Delegates from 70 nations are expected to…

Two top aides to US president-elect, Donald Trump, denied a published report on Saturday that he is planning to hold a summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin weeks after taking office.

Belgian police were holding three people for questioning after anti-terror raids late Saturday in central Brussels, reports said.

Four raids took place in the Molenbeek District but no arms…

A Germany-bound Eurowings passenger flight from Oman landed in Kuwait on Sunday over a bomb threat but no explosives were found on board, authorities said.

The plane from Salalah heading to…

China's state tabloid accused US president-elect Donald Trump's pick for secretary of state of "rabble rousing" and warned of "war", after Rex Tillerson condemned Beijing's construction of…

A transition team of US president-elect, Donald Trump, has been invited to Moscow-initiated negotiations on the Syrian conflict resolution, the Washington Post daily reported citing its anonymous…

US House Republicans on Friday won passage of a measure starting the process of dismantling Obamacare, despite concerns about not having a ready replacement and the potential financial cost of…

An intense wave of cold has hit North America, Europe and East Asian countries, including India, leaving behind a trail of death.

The cold wave has disrupted normal life but it earned…

US president-elect, Donald Trump, expressed willingness on Friday to lift sanctions on Russia if it assists the US in other efforts such as counterterrorism.

The leaders of Australia and Japan agreed on Saturday to boost cooperation between their militaries, as Japan tries to shore up security ties throughout the Asia-Pacific region amid concerns over…