Foreign Affairs

Interfaith leaders gathered on Monday in Abu Dhabi to mark one year since Pope Francis' historic trip to the Arabian Peninsula, a visit that saw leading Muslim clerics gather alongside...

Nearly 50 lawmakers who advocate for their regions to become independent from Spain boycotted Monday's ceremonial opening of the nation's legislative season over the presence of the royal family. The...

Scores of Italians and Poles were under quarantine Monday after being repatriated home from the Chinese city of Wuhan, where a fast-spreading virus has emerged. I Croatia, tourists from Taiwan...

Concern about the spreading coronavirus outbreak in China and its impact on this year's Tokyo Olympics reached Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday. Abe was asked about the virus...

The Spanish government says it has closed airspace around Madrid's international airport after drones were reported in the area. The Transport Ministry said in a tweet Monday that the airspace...

A Lebanese judge postponed Monday the questioning of a Lebanese-American who confessed he'd worked for Israel during its occupation of Lebanon, state-run National News Agency reported. The agency said that...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived in Uganda on Monday, saying his country is ”returning to Africa in a big way.” Before departing Israel, Netanyahu spoke of “very important diplomatic,...

Roger Federer shakes his head and sounds a bit embarrassed when he's asked why he's never played a tennis match in South Africa until now. It is, after all, where...

The British government plans to announce new rules for the imprisonment of convicted terrorists after an Islamic militant who was recently released from prison stabbed two people in south London,...

Two lawmakers in Sweden have nominated Swedish teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg for the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize. Jens Holm and Hakan Svenneling, who are both members of Sweden's Left...

A leaked recording of an exchange between an Iranian air-traffic controller and an Iranian pilot purports to show that authorities immediately knew a missile had downed a Ukrainian jetliner after...

At least four Turkish soldiers were killed and nine others were wounded in "intensive shelling" on Monday by Syrian government forces in northern Syria, Turkey's National Defense Ministry said. The...

Security is tight and diplomats are urging calm as a court in Malawi prepares to rule Monday on last year's disputed presidential election that led to deadly confrontations and widespread...

Australian Greens leader Richard Di Natale announced on Monday he is quitting politics to give a new leader of his environmentally-focused minority party an opportunity to expose government failings during...

Algeria's president is proposing that Libya's tribal groups hold meetings in a neighboring country to find new solutions to the conflict tearing oil-rich Libya apart. Fighting among militias, arms and...

A Spanish player has been shown two red cards in a soccer rarity where he was sent off, brought back after a VAR reprieve, and dismissed again before play had...

Winners of the 2020 British Academy Film Awards, presented Sunday: Film -- “1917” British Film -- “1917” Director -- Sam Mendes, “1917” Actor -- Joaquin Phoenix, “Joker” Actress -- Renee...

Al-Qaida's branch in Yemen claimed responsibility Sunday for last year's deadly shooting at the Naval Air Station Pensacola by an aviation student from Saudi Arabia. The shooter, 2nd Lt. Mohammed...

China's acting ambassador to Israel apologized on Sunday after comparing the closure of several national borders to Chinese citizens amid fears of a new virus from China to the turning...

Ecuador's President Lenín Moreno has scrambled to apologize for comments suggesting women tend to complain about sexual harassment when it comes from ugly people. In a speech to investors Friday...

At least seven members of the same Pakistani family were killed Sunday when their home was hit by a mortar round fired from across the border in Afghanistan by suspected...

A large Turkish military convoy rumbled into rebel-held areas of northwest Syria on Sunday, witnesses on the ground and activists said. Separately, airstrikes on a rebel-held village in Syria's northwest...

London police say officers shot and killed a suspect in a terrorism-related stabbing incident that injured two people. The Metropolitan Police Service said the incident in south London's Streatham neighborhood...

The UK's Metropolitan Police said a man was shot by armed officers after a “number of people” were believed to have been stabbed in a terrorist-related incident in Streatham, London,...

London's Metropolitan Police said it is investigating a terror-related incident after “a number of people" were stabbed and officers shot a man Sunday. The police force said the incident happened...

Hundreds of anti-government demonstrators in Iraq rejected Sunday the new prime minister-designate who was recently nominated by rival government factions. Demonstrators have long swore they would not accept a candidate...

The United Arab Emirates pledged Sunday to give $2 billion in aid to the Western African country of Mauritania, amid a visit to the Arabian Peninsula nation by Mauritania's president....

More than 200 Lebanese and Palestinians held a protest Sunday near the U.S. Embassy in Lebanon against a White House plan for ending the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Protesters waving Palestinian flags...

Novak Djokovic was looking weary and worn down. He trailed Dominic Thiem in the Australian Open final -- miscues mounting, deficit growing. Djokovic did what he does, though. He refused...

The superhero villain saga “Joker” leads the race for Sunday's British Academy Film Awards, a glitzy event that has been overshadowed by criticism of the nominees' lack of diversity. Todd...

A dual U.S.-Italian citizen who cut her political organizing teeth on two Barack Obama campaigns is emerging as the latest rising star in Italian politics. Inside a week, 35-year-old Elly...

Tanzania says 20 people have died in a stampede during a church meeting in the northern city of Moshi. The stampede was caused by church faithful being ushered to pass...

The East African nation of Eritrea on Sunday expressed “dismay at this unfriendly act” after the Trump administration included it in the latest six countries to face U.S. visa restrictions....

Multiple people were reportedly stabbed in Streatham, London, Sunday, according to police. The Metropolitan Police Department initially said that two victims have been injured, then reported around 6 p.m. local...

China's eastern port of Wenzhou on Sunday became the first city outside central Hubei province to impose quarantine measures due to the new coronavirus outbreak, which claimed its first recorded...

The outbreak of the coronavirus has prompted dozens of nations and airlines to restrict travel, increasingly isolating the country of more than 1.3 billion people. Nearly 10,000 flights were canceled...

An alleged drunk driver has been charged with multiple offenses including manslaughter after a SUV struck seven children on a Sydney sidewalk, killing four and seriously injuring a fifth. The...

As locusts by the billions — yes, billions — descend on parts of Kenya in the worst outbreak in 70 years, small planes are flying low over affected areas to...

The European Union's foreign affairs chief is traveling to Iran to meet with the country's leaders, the Iranian official news agency said on Sunday, amid high regional tensions. The visit...

A Japanese warship departed Sunday for the Middle East to ensure the safety of the country's oil tankers in waters where tensions between the U.S. and Iran are high. The...