Middle East
Rockets land in Baghdad’s Green Zone after day of clashes
Iraqi militants fired several rockets at Baghdad’s fortified Green Zone on Tuesday as sporadic clashes continued for a second day ...Clashes kill 10 as Iraq’s Sadr quits politics, loyalists storm complex
Heavy clashes erupted in Baghdad, killing at least 10 people on Monday, after powerful Shi’ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr said he ...Death toll from blast at Kabul mosque reaches 21
A blast that tore through a Kabul mosque during evening prayers on Wednesday killed 21 people, Kabul police said on ...Palestinian rockets reach west of Jerusalem on third day of Gaza fighting
Palestinian militants fired rockets toward Jerusalem on Sunday, causing no casualties but signalling new reach and resolve as Israel pressed ...Air strikes, rocket attacks push Israel, Gaza into second day of fighting
Israel struck in Gaza and Palestinians fired rockets at Israeli cities on Saturday after an Israeli operation against the Islamic ...WHO declares global health emergency over monkeypox outbreak
The rapidly spreading monkeypox outbreak represents a global health emergency, the World Health Organization’s highest level of alert, WHO Director-General ...Putin says Ukraine did not make good on preliminary peace deal
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday said Moscow did not see any desire from Ukraine to fulfil the terms of ...Putin visits Iran on first trip outside former Soviet Union since Ukraine war
Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit Tehran on Tuesday for talks with Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the Kremlin ...Saudi Arabia to open airspace to all airlines, including from Israel
Saudi Arabia said it would open its airspace to all air carriers, paving the way for more overflights to and ...Turkey lifts veto on Finland, Sweden joining NATO, clearing path for expansion
NATO ally Turkey lifted its veto over Finland and Sweden’s bid to join the Western alliance on Tuesday after the ...