Author: Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY

Turkey’s military stepped up airstrikes and a ground offensive into Kurdish-held parts of northeastern Syria.

American lawmakers vowed to retaliate against Turkey and begged President Trump to reconsider his decision to withdraw U.S. forces from the region.

The U.S. and others have turned their backs on the Kurds before. Now President Trump and his administration have done so again.

Ruslan Ryaboshapka, Ukraine’s top prosecutor, said the decision to review the cases was not specifically linked to Hunter Biden or Trump’s allegation.

The allegations unveiled Tuesday are not directly related to the U.S. impeachment inquiry into President Trump begun last week by House Democrats.

The White House will soon unveil its Middle East peace plan. A 90-year-old grandmother to Rep. Rashida Tlaib says she’d welcome President Trump to talk about it.

After Israel’s do-over election indicated no clear winner, the fate of Israel’s longest-serving leader, Benjamin Netanyahu, looks uncertain.

Every U.S. president, citing shared values and security commitments, has been staunchly pro-Israel; President Donald Trump more than most.

Global energy prices rocketed higher after a weekend attack on Saudi oil facilities that disrupted more than 5 percent of the world’s daily supply.

Boris Johnson tried to call a general election. He failed.