Middle East

Pope Francis has called for an investigation into whether Israel’s strikes on the Gaza Strip constitute genocide, according to excerpts from an upcoming book. Israel’s attacks, which have killed more...

LIMA, Peru — Even 3,000 miles away from the White House, President Joe Biden cannot escape questions about Donald Trump’s return to power. As Biden sat in a small conference...

Iran notified the Biden-Harris administration last month that it would not attempt to assassinate President-elect Donald Trump, according to US officials.  The secret missive from Tehran was delivered to Washington...

PARIS — In the end, maybe the oasis was just a mirage. It has been six years since Saudi Arabia and France agreed to a quid pro quo that would...

BAKU, Azerbaijan — One of Donald Trump’s closest international allies has advised him against withdrawing from the Paris global climate pact that America signed in 2015. Asked whether Israel supported...

Trump selects TV personality for SecDef President-elect Donald Trump announced Tuesday evening that he intends to nominate Pete Hegseth, 44, to be defense secretary at the start of his second...

Jamie Dettmer is opinion editor at POLITICO Europe.  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is hoping Iran’s ayatollahs will live to regret their murder-for-hire plots against United States President-elect Donald Trump. The...

Qatar has suspended its efforts as a mediator in negotiations for a cease-fire and hostage release between Israel and Hamas, the Qatari foreign ministry said late Saturday. The Gulf country...

“I’m not going to start wars, I’m going to stop wars,” Donald Trump pledged in his victory speech. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and his right-wing coalition partners, are hoping...

PARIS — European nations will have to make up for the United States’ potential disengagement from Europe’s security after NATO-skeptic Donald Trump’s election win — but the Continent’s capitals have already...