Middle East
Iran hangs two men accused of killing security official during protests
Iran hanged two men on Saturday for allegedly killing a security official during nationwide protests that followed the death of 22-year-old Kurdish ...Israel’s Ben-Gvir visits contested Jerusalem holy site, Palestinians protest
Israel’s far-right national security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir briefly visited the compound that houses the Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem on Tuesday, a move ...World welcomes 2023 and leaves a stormy year behind
The world welcomed the new year with a packed party in Times Square and fireworks soaring above European capitals, while hoping for ...Argentina wins the 2022 World Cup
Argentina won the World Cup on Sunday after beating defending champions France 4-2 on penalties, following a dramatic 3-3 draw after extra ...Iran carries out second execution linked to anti-government protests
Iran hanged a man in public on Monday who had been convicted of killing two members of security forces, the judiciary’s Mizan ...Iran executes four men convicted of cooperating with Israel, state media report
Iran on Sunday executed four men convicted of cooperating with Israel’s spy agency Mossad, Iranian state media reported. The Islamic Republic has ...Countries split on plastics treaty focus as U.N. talks close
The first round of negotiations on a global plastics treaty ended on Friday with agreement to end plastic pollution but a split ...Twin blasts in Jerusalem kill one in suspected Palestinian attack
Two explosions at bus stops on Jerusalem’s outskirts killed one person and wounded at least 14 others on Wednesday, health officials said, ...World Cup gets underway with stakes high for host Qatar
Qatar’s ruler opened the World Cup on Sunday with a call for people of all races and orientations to put aside their ...COP27 deal delivers landmark on ‘loss and damage’, but little else
Countries adopted a hard-fought final agreement at the COP27 climate summit early on Sunday that sets up a fund to help poor countries being ...













