Middle East Headlines

Today: Partially cloudy with local rain showers from the north of the country to the northern Negev, with the possibility of thunderstorms in the north and central regions. Slight possibility of flash floods in the riverbeds of the Judean Desert and in th...

A resident of the north in his twenties has been arrested after a police vehicle chase in the Sur Baher neighborhood of Jerusalem. While attempting to evade arrest, the man threw weapons out of his car to the side of the road. He has been transferred for ...

Outgoing Justice Minister Gideon Sa'ar (National Unity) has called on the President to refuse to grant Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu an additional 14 days to form a government. Writing on Twitter, Sa'ar said that, "The sa...

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has ordered a sharp defense spending hike that could see his long-pacifist country's defense budget balloon to near...

China's defense ministry on Tuesday dismissed a Pentagon report about the pace of its nuclear weapons program as unfair "gesticulation" and speculation.The...

Reserve Bank of Australia lifts benchmark rate to 3.1 percent in effort to bring down high inflation....

By Hyunsu Yim SEOUL (Reuters) A South Korean court ordered the chairman of No. 2 conglomerate SK Group to transfer 66.5 billion won ($50.68 million) in a division of property, as part of a divorce ruling on Tuesday....

Speaking on Galei Tzahal this morning, Religious Zionism MK Ofir Sofer discussed the changes that are in store at the Civil Administration and the controversy this has stoked. "We're not going to dismantle the IDF," Sofer said. "What w...

New York, SANA- Syria's Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations al-Hakam Dandi has stressed the need for the Security Council to reconsider its approach on the "chemical file" in Syria by dealing with developments related to it o...

Japan's loss to Croatia in a penalty shootout and South Korea's 4-1 defeat to Brazil have ended their World Cup runs....

A simple blood test that can detect Alzheimer's disease years before symptoms appear may be one step closer to reality, as researchers devise a new method...

Five people have been killed in an explosion apparently caused by a vehicle carrying fuel in northern Afghanistan. Afghan authorities have opened an investigation....

The modified rocket systems cannot be used to launch ATACMS that have a range of up to 186 miles - Click the link for more details....

Morocco will face Spain before Portugal take on Switzerland as the 2022 World Cup's last-16 phase wraps up....

One man seriously wounded, second victim moderately wounded in shooting on Route 6 near Modi'in....

One man seriously wounded, second victim moderately wounded in shooting on Route 6 near Modi'in....

Starting from Thursday, IDF soldiers will be permitted to travel for free on public transportation even while wearing civilian garb, throughout the week, Israel Hayom reports this morning. According to the IDF's technological and logistics branch,...

Two newborn babies whose corpses were found in a woman's freezer in southern France did not die of natural causes, prosecutors said Monday."The two...

Forget Wags. The secret of Morocco's success at World Cup 2022 might come down to players' parents who have joined them....

By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) Citigroup Inc is close to getting back about $500 million it accidentally paid to 10 Revlon Inc lenders, with three on the verge of returning their payouts and others making "substantial progress" toward a re...

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Anshuman Daga...

Doha: Qatar welcomed nearly 180,000 visitors in October, marking a six year high.Throughout 2022, visitors have steadily increased month on month,......

Former Chinese leader Hu Jintao was seen in public for the first time since he was dramatically escorted out of a top Communist Party meeting, when he paid...

At least five people were killed on Tuesday when a blast hit a vehicle carrying oil workers in northern Afghanistan, police said."Today at around 7 a.m. a...

Australia and United States defense ministers are determined to "counter destabilizing military activities by the People's Republic of China," they said in...

A drone attack on an airfield in Russia's Kursk region set fire to an oil storage tank, a local governor said on Tuesday."There were no casualties. The...

Order comes a day after North Korea said it fired more than 130 shells into the sea off its east and west coasts....

Controversial changes fuelled protests when they were first proposed in 2019 and could still be challenged in court....

The winners of Wednesday's clash to face either Portugal or Switzerland in the quarter-finals....

Cristiano Ronaldo will spearhead Portugal's attack as they look to overcome a well-organised Switzerland side....

The energy crisis is fueling an acceleration of the rollout of renewable power, raising hopes for efforts to meet ambitious targets against global warming,...

Violent scuffles broke out in Greece's second largest city on Monday after a Roma teenager was shot by police and left in a critical condition.The...

By Kirsty Needham (Reuters) Australia and United States defense ministers are determined to "counter destabilizing military activities by the People's Republic of China", they said in a statement after a meeting at the Pentagon....

BEIJING (Reuters) China's defence ministry on Tuesday dismissed a Pentagon report about the pace of its nuclear weapons programme as unfair "gesticulation" and speculation....

Apple Inc. was sued by two women who say its AirTag devices make it easy for stalkers to track and terrorize victims.The inexpensive devices, about the...

Samuel Hayek, a leading figure in UK Jewry and Israeli politics, demands KKL use its considerable funds to help Jewish life around the world, warning it must do so to stay relevantSamuel Hayek, a leading figure in UK Jewry and Israeli politics, demands KK...

Moderna sued Pfizer in August, accusing it of violating its rights in three patents related to its COVID-19 vaccine....

BEIJING (Reuters) The Beijing Capital International Airport no longer requires a negative COVID-19 test result for entry to terminals, starting from Tuesday, state media said....

Netanyahu's Likud agrees to transfer hundreds of neighborhood facilities from education ministry to interior, after handing extremist lawmaker some school programming, report saysNetanyahu's Likud agrees to transfer hundreds of neighborhood facili...

Moderna sued Pfizer in August, accusing it of violating its rights in three patents related to its COVID-19 vaccine....

A man who shot Lady Gaga's dogwalker during an attempt to steal the singer's prize French bulldogs was sentenced to 21 years in prison Monday after...

Nearly 100 petrol stations across country run out of fuel as 25,000 truckers demonstrate over pay....

COLOMBO (Reuters) The World Bank has approved crisis-hit Sri Lanka's request to access concessional financing from the International Development Association so as to help stabilise its economy, the lender said on Tuesday....

KABUL (Reuters) At least five people were killed when a blast hit a vehicle carrying employees of an oil company in northern Afghanistan, police said on Tuesday....

The author Salman Rushdie released excerpts of a new novel on Monday, four months after he was severely injured in a stabbing attack in the state of New...

More than half of Chinese say they will put off travel abroad, for periods from several months to more than a year, even if borders re-opened tomorrow, a...

Outages will be most severe in the Kyiv region, as teams work to repair damaged infrastructure in freezing conditions....

Elon Musk's Neuralink, a medical device company, is under federal investigation for potential animal-welfare violations amid internal staff complaints that...

JAKARTA (Reuters) Indonesia's parliament on Tuesday ratified a criminal code that includes laws to ban sex outside marriage and insulting the president, part of a sweeping legal overhaul that critics say undermines civil liberties in the world's t...

Ukraine warned there would be emergency blackouts once again in several regions as it repaired damage from missile attacks it said destroyed homes and...