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Egypt temporarily opened a crossing with the Gaza Strip on Monday, allowing students, patients seeking medical care and dual nationals to leave the territory for the first time in nearly two…

The United States is waging a financial war against Moscow in a bid to weaken Russia to a point of economic and social destruction, the Austrian Contra magazine said, adding that this campaign…

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office denied reports on Sunday he has backed away from a 2009 commitment to seek a two-state peaceful solution with the Palestinians.

The European Commission chief called for the creation of an “EU joint army” that would “react credibly” to any external threat and defend the bloc’s “values.”

While the UK and France are…

German Chancellor Angela Merkel began a two-day visit to Japan on Monday by reminding Japan of the need to “squarely confront its wartime past” but also signaled that neighboring countries must do…

Saudi Arabia said on Monday the (Persian) Gulf Cooperation Council ((P)GCC) had agreed to host talks in Riyadh to end the Yemen crisis, the state news agency SPA said, quoting a…

A US-led coalition airstrike in Syria hit an oil refinery run by the Islamic State militant group near the border with Turkey on Sunday, killing 30 people, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights…

Jordan’s King Abdullah II will begin a two-day visit to Morocco on Tuesday at the invitation of King Mohammed VI, the Moroccan royal palace announced. The two will hold “official talks” during the…

Italy’s former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi confirmed on Sunday his party would not support the government’s proposed constitutional reforms on Tuesday’s voting session.

Israel's top intelligence officer will visit the United States this week, sources with knowledge of the itinerary said; a sign that security cooperation continues despite disputes between the…

French Prime Minister Manuel Valls warned Sunday that the far-right Front National (FN) party could win the next presidential election in 2017, saying their policies were a "disaster" for the…

US President Barack Obama reassured critics of nuclear talks with Iran that he will not support an agreement that threatens US security, saying, "If there's no deal, then we walk away."

Russian police arrested another two men over the killing of opposition activist Boris Nemtsov, who was gunned down in central Moscow, state media reported Sunday, bringing the number held to four…

Unknown attackers fired dozens of rockets towards a UN base on the outskirts of the north Malian town of Kidal early on Sunday, killing at least three people, the United Nations said.

As many as 10,000 Europeans could be joining Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria by the end of this year, French Prime Minister Manuel Valls warned Sunday, a three-fold increase on current…

Nigerian militant group Boko Haram has pledged allegiance to Islamic State, according to an audio statement. The message, which has not been verified, was posted on Boko Haram’s Twitter account…

Saudi Arabia passed India to become the world’s biggest arms importer in 2014, IHS, a leading analyst of the global arms trade said in its annual Global Defense Trade Report.

China’s foreign minister on Sunday defended his government’s controversial policy of reclamation on disputed isles in the South China Sea which has sparked regional concern, and said Beijing was…

Former French Minister Claude Gueant has been placed under formal investigation over allegations the ex-Libyan leader Gaddafi helped finance Sarkozy’s 2007 presidential campaign. Investigators…

Israel is suffering the “worst crisis since its creation” under Netanyahu’s leadership, a former Mossad director told a crowd of up to 50,000 who called for Benjamin Netanyahu to be replaced as…

The Malaysian and Australian prime ministers said they remain committed to finding flight MH370, on the first anniversary of its disappearance. No trace has been found of the Malaysia Airlines…

An Ohio man claiming sympathy with Islamic State militants and charged with plotting to attack the US Capitol said in a television interview that he would have shot President Barack Obama in the…

Three Europeans and two locals were shot dead on Saturday in a busy restaurant in the Malian capital in what security sources described as a terrorist attack.

At least one gunman entered La…

The one-two punch of Iranian-back militias and Iraqi government troops is likely to prevail in the unfolding battle for Tikrit, but it would not have been possible if US airstrikes had not tied…

A police officer in Wisconsin fatally shot an African-American teenager in his apartment, sparking protests at the site and on social media, Sputnik reported. Madison police chief Mike Koval said…