Palestinian officials expressed resounding disappointment after the United States vetoed a United Nations resolution calling for an immediate humanitarian cease-fire in Gaza. "It was the U.S. who failed the Palestinians," Palestinian Ambass...

More than 700 members of Harvard University's faculty have signed a letter urging administrators to resist calls to remove the school's president amid an outcry over testimony she gave last week at a on campus antisemitism. "We, the undersi...

Israel's war against Hamas — which has turned the blockaded and then besieged Gaza Strip into a post-apocalyptic wasteland — is now in its third month. The offensive, launched on Oct. 7 after Hamas militants killed some 1,200 people in...

Yemen's Houthi militants on Tuesday claimed an attack against a Norwegian tanker, days after the group pledged to target Israel-bound ships of any nationality. The vessel Strinda was headed for Israel when it was "targeted with a suitable n...

Germany's government has reached a deal on its 2024 budget and will keep current debt restrictions into next year following weeks of tense negotiations, leadership coalition partners announced Wednesday. The government is expected to save 1...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Representatives of Pacific Island states expressed frustration and disappointment at the final outcome of the COP28 climate summit in the United Arab Emirates, saying they were left out of the plenary room wh...

Russian President was asked a question by what appeared to be an AI-generated "deepfake" of himself during a QA session with the public Thursday. Putin held his annual phone-in with the Russian public, which was combined with his end-of-yea...

Ukraine has moved one step closer to membership after leaders in Brussels agreed to open negotiations with the war-torn nation. In a surprise announcement late Thursday, EU summit chair , who is the European Council president, said leaders...

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen underscored her priorities aimed at stabilizing frigid ties between the United States and China late Thursday. Yellen, in for a dinner hosted by the U.S.-China Business Council, said "continuing to stabi...

The Biden administration has told the Israeli government that it wants the country to end its large-scale ground campaign in Gaza and transition to a more targeted phase of , two U.S. officials familiar with the discussions told NBC News. T...

A hacking group widely reported as being linked to Israel has taken responsibility for a cyberattack that's knocked out the majority of gas stations across Iran, leading to long lines of cars and angry crowds. Iranian state TV cited the cou...

Drone and missile attacks by Yemen-based Houthi militants have upended shipping through the Red Sea and Suez Canal, a narrow waterway through which some 10% of the world's trade sails. U.S. Central Command over the weekend said it shot down...

LONDON — European stocks closed lower on Thursday as global markets searched for new record highs to close out the year. The pan-European provisionally closed down about 0.1%, with health care stocks adding 0.6% while banks dropped 0.5%....

LONDON — European stocks ended Friday's session in the green, marking a positive end to a solid year. The regional index provisionally finished 2023 up 12.64% on the year. It follows a fall of 12.9% in 2022. On Friday, the Stoxx ended the...

Deadly blasts that killed at least 84 people in southern Iran has added to growing international concerns about the prospect of a broader Middle East conflict. The two explosions, which also injured more than 210 people in Kerman, targeted...