Assad’s trip to Moscow bolsters sense he may survive war
By ZEINA KARAM Russia’s military intervention in Syria has deepened the sense that President Bashar Assad may survive the country’s disastrous civil war, and his surprise visit to Moscow —…
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Israel’s Netanyahu heads to Berlin to meet Kerry
By JOSEF FEDERMAN With no end in sight to weeks of Israeli-Palestinian violence, Israel’s prime minister headed to Germany on Wednesday for a high-profile meeting with U.S. Secretary of State…
French far right leader on trial over Muslim prayer comments
By SYLVIE CORBET French far-right leader Marine Le Pen went on trial Tuesday over comments she made five years ago comparing Muslim street prayers to a foreign occupation. At the…
Arab attackers open fire on Israeli bus station, wounding 5
By TIA GOLDENBERG Two Arab attackers opened fire in a bus station in southern Israel on Sunday, wounding five people, one critically, in one of the boldest attacks yet of…
Palestinian with ‘press’ logo on shirt shot dead in stabbing
By NASSER SHIYOUKHI A Palestinian man wearing a T-shirt with the word “press” written on it in large letters stabbed and wounded an Israeli soldier in the West Bank city…
Black men gathering for Million Man March 20th anniversary
By JESSE J. HOLLAND Black men from around the nation are gathering on the National Mall to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Million Man March and call for policing…
Pope turns bishops’ attention to family crises in Mideast
Pope Francis has directed the attention of the world’s bishops debating family life to crises facing families today: He denounced the escalation of conflicts in Syria, Iraq and elsewhere in…
Jordanian MP says son joined IS, carried out suicide attack
By HAMZA AL-SOUD A Jordanian parliament member said he learned from Islamic State-linked media that his son carried out a suicide attack in Iraq, three months after dropping out of…