Middle East

Saudi Arabia says Houthi drone lands in school; no injuries

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RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Saudi Arabia said Sunday a bomb-laden drone launched by Yemen’s Houthi rebels crash-landed in the premises of a school in...

EXPLAINER: Who are Americans on trial in Ghosn’s escape

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TOKYO — Americans Michael Taylor and his son Peter Taylor go on trial in Tokyo on Monday on charges they helped Nissan's former chairman,...

Erdogan and Biden meet at a tense moment for Turkish-US ties

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ANKARA, Turkey — President Joe Biden and Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan have known each other for years, but their meeting Monday will be...

Iran nuclear talks aimed at reset, face major challenges

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VIENNA — Talks between Iran and global powers restarted Saturday with the goal of trying to restore a landmark agreement to contain Iranian nuclear...

Israeli police say woman with knife shot dead in West Bank

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JERUSALEM — Israeli police say a private security guard at a checkpoint near Jerusalem shot and killed a woman on Saturday who allegedly planned...

Shelling at hospital in north Syria town kills at least 6

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BEIRUT — Activists and a medical group said shells hit a hospital on Saturday in a northern Syrian town controlled by Turkey-backed fighters, killing...

Russia spars with EU and US at meeting on EU-UN cooperation

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UNITED NATIONS — Russia sparred with the European Union and the United States at a U.N. meeting Thursday that highlighted the strained relations between...

EXPLAINER: What will change under Israel’s new government?

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JERUSALEM — If all goes according to plan, Israel will swear in a new government on Sunday, ending Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's record 12-year...

Greece willing to back ‘positive’ EU agenda for Turkey

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ATHENS, Greece — Greece’s prime minister said Friday that his government is willing to back the European Union’s “positive” agenda for relations with Turkey,...

South Africa finalizes treaty to extradite fugitives in UAE

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JOHANNESBURG — South Africa said Friday it has finalized an extradition treaty with United Arab Emirates that would allow it to bring back members...