JERUSALEM: With little resistance from a friendly White House, Israel has launched a new settlement push in the West Bank since President Donald Trump took office, laying the groundwork for what could be the

JEDDAH: Yemen’s Information Minister Muammar Al-Iryani on Tuesday praised the UN’s World Food Programme (WFP) for revealing the misuse and theft of food aid by Houthi militia, who have been accused of distributing aid to

French President Emmanuel Macron had no shortage of challenges last year. Perceived as being out of touch, anger with his government came to a head with often violent "yellow vest" protests, which have continued.

There is growing pressure on Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to expand illegal settlements as he launches his re-election bid. Last week, Israel announced plans to extend an existing settlement located south of Bethlehem.

At least six people have been killed and 16 others injured in a train accident on a bridge linking Denmark's central islands of Zealand and Funen, according to train operator, Danish Railways (DSB). The incident

The Lebanese Shia movement, Hezbollah, believes a solution to the country's political impasse is "very close", a senior official in the organisation said. "We believe the solution is very close," said Mahmoud Qamati, deputy

The stories spill out in the sitting rooms of Catholic convents, where portraits of Jesus keep watch and fans spin quietly overhead. They spill out in church meeting halls bathed in fluorescent lights, and

Hong Kong (CNN Business)Global stock markets kicked off 2019 with more steep falls triggered by new signs of economic weakness in China.Major stock indexes in Europe and Asia dropped sharply on Wednesday after new

New York (CNN Business)After such a volatile 2018, predicting what the US stock market will do in 2019 is like guessing where a single piece of paper will land in a windstorm.Few saw last

(CNN)Slovakia's Petra Vlhova brought Mikaela Shiffrin's unbeaten World Cup slalom run to a halt by claiming the Oslo city event on New Year's Day, beating the American in the final.The record-breaking Shiffrin was unbeaten