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Pakistan's defense minister threatened Israel that his country could use nuclear weapons after a fake news report that his Israeli counterpart had threatened "nuclear retaliation" for Islamabad's role in Syria against ISIS, highlighting the serious proble...

A Donald Trump ally has ignited widespread outrage after wishing for US President Barack Obama's death and making racially charged comments about the first lady.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also decided to immediately call back Israel's ambassadors in New Zealand and Senegal, two sponsors of yesterday's resolution, for consultations.

Hamas, which runs the Gaza Strip, remains deeply divided from Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas's Fatah party, which dominates the occupied West Bank.

US President-elect Donald Trump has appointed his top business attorney to manage sensitive diplomatic and international negotiations.

Hijackers claiming to have a grenade took over a Libyan plane Friday and diverted it to Malta before releasing everyone onboard and surrendering to authorities, officials said.

Assassination of the Russian Ambassador on Monday in Ankara by a diabolically committed lone Turkish police man reminded me of the brutal killing of Chris Stevens, US Ambassador to Libya in September 2012 by fanatic militants in Benghazi. Reasons for such...

A special French court has declared International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde guilty of criminal negligence in a long-running arbitration case.

The U.S. Electoral College is expected on Monday to officially select Republican Donald Trump as the next president in a vote that is usually routine but takes place this year amid allegations of Russian hacking to try to influence the election.

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has said Australia may turn republic but only after Queen Elizabeth II's reign ends, reports said on Sunday.

Libya's unity government leader Fayez al-Sarraj has officially announced the end of military operations in Sirte, after the liberation from Islamic State group forces of what was the last significant territory they held in the country.

The UN Security Council will vote on Sunday on a French proposal to send observers to the flashpoint Syrian city of Aleppo to monitor evacuations and report on the protection of civilians, diplomats said.

With Ivanka Trump, the typically minor role of first daughter could get a major makeover.

Gunmen shot dead five female airport workers and their driver in southern Afghanistan today, underlining the threat to employed women in the country.

US President-elect Donald Trump announced on Thursday that he selected attorney David Friedman to be ambassador to Israel.

China defended its right on Thursday to put "necessary military installations" on artificial islands in the South China Sea, after a US think-tank said Beijing appeared to have deployed weapons such as anti-aircraft and anti-missile systems.