The European Union's foreign policy chief has compared the scale of destruction across Gaza to damage to German cities in World War II.
Josep Borrell said that an assessment by the World Bank and the United Nations put the cost of rebuilding Gaza's (...)
Australian police have arrested seven teenagers as part of a wave of counter-terrorism raids across Sydney, claiming it was "likely" the youths may have been plotting an attack.
The suspects are believed to share a "religiously motivated violent (...)
The day after the stabbing attack on a bishop, a forensics expert was sweeping a fingerprint brush over a nativity scene by the entrance of the Sydney church.
A small car parked outside Christ The Good Shepherd Church had its window screen smashed (...)
European Union leaders are gathering in Brussels for a special two-day summit focused on the bloc's economic competitiveness.
But the agenda is set to be overshadowed by the ongoing crisis in the Middle East, which the West fears could soon spiral (...)
One person was killed and 10 others were injured on Friday in the southern Turkish province of Antalya after a cable car cabin collided with a broken pole, sending its passengers plummeting to the mountainside below.
Twenty-four cabins were stranded (...)
The United States has restricted travel for its employees in Israel amid fears of an attack by Iran.
The US embassy said staff had been told not to travel outside the greater Jerusalem, Tel Aviv or Be'er Sheva areas "out of an abundance of (...)
Israel's prime minister is to meet top officials to prepare for a possible attack by Iran, local media say.
Tensions are high over the possibility that Tehran will retaliate for an air strike that killed senior Iranian commanders nearly two weeks (...)
by Kinda Ibrahim Regional General Manager of Operations, TikTok Middle East, Turkey, Africa, Pakistan, and South Asia
Ramadan stands out in the region's yearly calendar. It's a month for reflection, spirituality, giving back to the community, (...)
At least five aid workers, including foreigners, from a team delivering food to starving civilians in Gaza have been killed in an Israeli military strike, according to non-profit group World Central Kitchen and authorities in the besieged (...)
At least 29 people have been killed and one injured in a fire in a nightclub in Turkey.
The Masquerade club, in the basement of a high-rise building in Istanbul, was closed and being renovated during the day.
The fire broke out just after midday, (...)
Turkey's main opposition party retained its control over key cities and made huge gains elsewhere in local elections on Sunday.
The results are a major upset for President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who had set his sights on retaking control of those (...)
Turkey's main opposition party is closing in on victory in the main cities of Istanbul and Ankara, in high-stakes local elections.
Istanbul's opposition mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, who won the city in 2019, said that he was "very happy" so far.
A year (...)
Millions of Turks are voting in elections to decide who runs their biggest cities — and whether President Recep Tayyip Erdogan can wrest back control from the opposition.
Turkey's economic and social powerhouse, Istanbul, was won by a united (...)
Millions of Turks vote in elections on Sunday to decide who runs their biggest cities — and whether President Recep Tayyip Erdogan can wrest back control from the opposition.
Turkey's economic and social powerhouse, Istanbul, was won by a united (...)
Russia's Vladimir Putin has acknowledged "radical Islamists" carried out Friday's deadly attack on a Moscow concert hall.
But he has repeated his claim that they had some kind of link to Ukraine and the West.
Ukraine has rejected the Russian claim (...)
Merck, a leading science and technology company, announced the opening a regional office in Riyadh, marking a significant milestone in the company's journey of collaboration and growth. The decision to establish the office in Riyadh underscores the (...)
JEDDAH — Jasem Albudaiwi, secretary general of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), revealed that the GCC will vigorously pursue to get the Gulf citizens exempted from Schengen visas. "During negotiations in Brussels with the leaders of the European (...)
WASHINGTON — To Donald Trump, Hungarian strongman Viktor Orbán is "fantastic," Chinese leader Xi Jinping is "brilliant," North Korea's Kim Jong Un is "an OK guy," and, most alarmingly, he allegedly said Adolf Hitler "did some good things," a (...)
The British government said on Thursday that it will provide 10,000 drones to Ukraine in its continued fight against the Russian invasion.
The announcement was made by Defence Secretary Grant Shapps during a visit to Kyiv with Ukraine's President (...)
Sweden has officially become the 32nd member of NATO after it completed its accession process in Washington.
The handover of documents took place at a ceremony two years after Sweden applied to join the military alliance following Russia's (...)
Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said the country "stands ready to shoulder its responsibility" after the Hungarian parliament brought an end to more than 18 months of delays that have frustrated the alliance as it seeks to expand in response (...)
Hungary's parliament is on Monday expected to ratify Sweden's membership to the NATO military alliance, giving its stamp of approval 18 months after the Scandinavian country first made a bid to join.
Hungary is the last of NATO's 31 members to (...)
Hungarian MPs have overwhelmingly ratified Sweden's bid to join NATO in a long-delayed vote which paves the way for the Nordic nation's membership.
Sweden applied to join in 2022 after Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, but Hungary had accused (...)
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said his country had opened a new phase with Sweden during a joint press conference with Swedish counterpart Ulf Kristersson on Friday as Budapest prepares to ratify Stockholm's long-delayed NATO bid.
Hungary is (...)
At least three people died in Odesa last night after a Russian drone attack caused a fire in a shopping district.
Posting on Telegram, regional governor Oleh Kiper said that Ukrainian air defence forces had destroyed nine of the ten drones launched (...)