Russia and Ukraine on Friday agreed to a temporary ceasefire in the city of Oleshky, which is currently occupied by Russia, officials said.

Government officials are trying to avoid a repeat of last weekend’s unrest across the country, which injured police officers and damaged stores.

Israel’s elections on Tuesday will serve as a referendum on Benjamin Netanyahu, the longest-serving prime minister in the nation’s history. Special

At least 7 people were killed after armed men opened fire inside a church in Jordan’s Karak province, Jordanian state media said.

The head of the U.N. nuclear agency said Friday that he expects the use of nuclear power could more than triple by 2060. Rafael Grossi said in the International Atomic Energy Agency’s annual report to the U.

The State Department says it will reduce staffing at four U.S. embassies in the Middle East after receiving intelligence that Iran has stepped up efforts to target American personnel in the region and elsewhere.

U.S. A Pete Hoekstra said in an interview released Friday that the embassy hadn’t made a conclusion about election interference despite releasing a fact sheet detailing what it said were “plans to influence American politics” by prominent Canadians.

This year’s olive harvest in the Israeli-occupied West Bank is the most violent in years, as settlers have attacked farmers and besieged homes, drawing condemnation from U.S. officials and others.