As protests rock Baghdad and Beirut, Iran digs in
As governments in Iraq and Lebanon stagger and stumble under huge waves of popular protest, powerful factions loyal to Iran are pushing to quash political...
Floods in Somalia displace more than 250,000 people: U.N.
Heavy rains have killed at least 10 people and displaced more than 270,000 in Somalia, destroying infrastructure and livelihoods in the Horn of Africa nation,...
Pelosi expects Trump impeachment hearings in November: Bloomberg interview
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Friday she expected public hearings in the impeachment inquiry of Republican President Donald Trump to begin this month....
Hezbollah: Lebanon’s next government must heed protesters
The Shi’ite group Hezbollah said on Friday a new Lebanese government must listen to the demands that fueled protests against the country’s rulers and led...
Iran’s Zarif calls on U.S. to return to 2015 nuclear deal
The United States should return to a 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and major powers, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Friday, saying...
Second man charged over 39 UK truck deaths; Vietnam makes arrests
A second man was charged with manslaughter over the deaths of 39 people found in the back of a truck near London, British police said...
Apple flips the switch in streaming TV wars
Apple TV+, the tech giant’s entrance into the streaming TV wars, went live in over 100 countries on Friday with several original TV shows....
Iraqis pour into streets for biggest protest day since Saddam
Tens of thousands of Iraqis thronged central Baghdad on Friday demanding the root-and-branch downfall of the political elite in the biggest day of mass anti-government...
Iran’s Zarif calls on U.S. to return to 2015 nuclear deal: tweet
The United States should return to a 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and major powers, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif tweeted on Friday, saying...
Islamic State wives start repatriation case in Netherlands
Lawyers for 23 women who joined Islamic State from the Netherlands asked a judge on Friday to order the Netherlands to repatriate them and their...