U.S. envoy John Coale says Belarus has released 250 prisoners as part of a deal to lift some U.S. sanctions

Israeli minister says electricity grid in the north has been damaged as media show fire near Haifa refinery

Asian Cup hosting bids for 2031, 2035 scrapped to meet FIFA changes to soccer calendar

Lebanon’s health ministry says over 1,000 people have been killed in war between Israel and Hezbollah

The Israeli military says it has struck Iranian targets in the Caspian Sea for the first time

China’s Hubei province arrests 7, shuts websites in fentanyl crackdown