World Brief

The countries’ closer ties come in response to tough Western sanctions.

It is unclear whether Israel’s delay is because of internal dissent within Netanyahu’s ruling coalition as his top far-right allies threaten to leave the bloc.

The Israeli government still must ratify the agreement, but top negotiators are optimistic.

Internal pressure from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s closest allies could still threaten the talks.

Negotiators say the next few days will be critical to finalize a truce and hostage release agreement.

Mass protests and foreign condemnation show a chilling of regional relations with Caracas.

After 12 failed attempts, parliamentarians fill the yearslong power vacuum and look toward reconstruction.

The president-elect refuses to rule out seizing Greenland and the Panama Canal as well as renaming the Gulf of Mexico.

Freezing temperatures and an inaccessible landscape could make rescue efforts difficult.

If elections were held today, the opposition Conservative Party would almost certainly take office.

An hourslong standoff prevented investigators from apprehending the impeached president.

The deadly truck ramming and other violent incidents put authorities on alert as people rang in the new year.

The incident closes a year that has seen an uptick in high-profile cyberattacks on the United States.

The chief of the World Health Organization condemned Israel’s Friday attack on a hospital.

Drone strikes and a cyberattack from Moscow also targeted vital Ukrainian infrastructure.