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It was a rare moment of respite for Lebanon, as bombs stopped falling after a year of war.

Russia's second major aerial attack on Ukraine's power grid in less than two weeks amplified fears that the Kremlin aims to...

As special envoy for Ukraine and Russia, Keith Kellogg will have to navigate an increasingly untenable war between the two...

A U.S. official said “the pure math” of Ukraine's situation now is that it needs more troops in the fight.

Mark Swidan, Kai Li and John Leung had been designated by the U.S. government as wrongfully detained by China. Swidan had...

For many across the Middle East, the Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire came as a relief: the first major sign of progress in the...

A ceasefire deal that went into effect on Wednesday could end more than a year of cross-border fighting between Israel and...

If it holds, the ceasefire would bring an end to nearly 14 months of fighting between Israel and Hezbollah, which escalated...

The ceasefire, starting at 4 a.m. local time Wednesday, would mark the first major step toward ending the regionwide unrest...

A South Korean man has been sentenced to a suspended prison term for deliberately gaining more than 20 kilograms (44 pounds)...