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US President Joe Biden said Monday that a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal between Hamas and Israel was "on the brink" ...

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer hosts his Iraqi counterpart Mohammed Shia al-Sudani on Tuesday for talks on trade, ...

President Joe Biden's final foreign policy speech came as negotiators rush to secure a Gaza ceasefire deal before he leaves ...

The ICJ president is not a Hezbollah favorite, but has secured the backing of more than 70 parliamentarians to be Lebanon's ...

A Gaza truce and hostage release deal is close and could be finalized in the final week of US President Joe Biden's term, ...

Dozens of Lebanese lawmakers endorsed international jurist Nawaf Salam on Monday to become the crisis-hit country's prime ...

Ilana Gritzewsky was released from captivity more than a year ago, but with her partner and dozens of other Israeli hostages ...

A German-Iranian woman held in Iran for over four years has returned to Germany, her family said Monday, as a Frenchman ...

CENTCOM commander Gen. Erik Kurilla's final diplomatic tour of the region under President Joe Biden came as the outgoing ...

Ankara breaks its silence as Erdogan’s ruling party delivers the first official response to Israel’s support for the ...

Iran is once again at the table for talks with the E3 to restore the 2015 nuclear agreement, which was effectively rendered ...