US votes against UN resolution condemning US embargo on Cuba
UNITED NATIONS — The United States voted against a U.N. resolution Wednesday that overwhelmingly condemned the American economic embargo of Cuba for the 29th...
Israel’s new government OKs first settlement construction
JERUSALEM — An Israeli defense ministry body advanced plans for 31 West Bank settlement construction projects Wednesday, the first such move under the country’s...
Israel’s new government OKs first settlement construction
JERUSALEM — An Israeli defense ministry body advanced plans for 31 West Bank settlement construction projects Wednesday, the first such move under the country’s...
EU chief suggests shift in migration aid for Turkey
BERLIN — The head of the European Union's executive Commission said Tuesday she will propose shifting the bloc's financial aid for migrants in Turkey...
Afghanistan accuses Taliban of worst violence in 2 decades,
UNITED NATIONS — Afghanistan’s foreign minister accused the Taliban on Tuesday of carrying out its worst violence in the past two decades and urged...
Russia says Syria can deliver aid, Turkey not essential
UNITED NATIONS — Russia’s foreign minister says Moscow disagrees that there is no alternative to deliver humanitarian aid to Syria’s rebel-held northwest except from...
In times of crises, Lebanon’s old must fend for themselves
BEIRUT — Tiny and bowed by age, Marie Orfali makes the trip five times a week from her Beirut apartment to the local church,...
Palestinians, settlers clash in tense Jerusalem neighborhood
JERUSALEM — Palestinians and Jewish settlers hurled stones, chairs and fireworks at each other overnight in a tense Jerusalem neighborhood where settler groups are...
In times of crises, Lebanon’s old must fend for themselves
BEIRUT — Tiny and bowed by age, Marie Orfali makes the trip five times a week from her Beirut apartment to the local church,...
Palestinians, settlers clash in tense Jerusalem neighborhood
JERUSALEM — Palestinians and Jewish settlers hurled stones, chairs and fireworks at each other overnight in a tense Jerusalem neighborhood where settler groups are...
