In March, masked agents swarmed her on a Somerville street. The crackdown on foreign scholars was just beginning.

Amid continued attacks in the Gaza Strip, Israeli forces have continued their mass detention of Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.

The pope suggested he was uncomfortable with “the style of prayer in that time and place,” adding, “In fact, I prefer to pray ...

Pope Leo XIV, center, walking with Muezzin Musa Asgın Tunca, left, Dr. Emrullah Tuncel, second from left, and Imam of Mosque Sultanahmet Fatih Kaya, visits the Sultan Ahmed Mosque in Istanbul, ...

As a wave of arrests hits the local Afghan community, one man's father and brothers have been taken into custody.

The Japanese government was still assessing damages from the tsunami and late-evening quake, which struck at about 11:15 p.m.

Pakistan’s newly appointed chief of defense forces has warned Afghanistan’s Taliban government to choose between maintaining ...

Japan’s Meteorological Agency says 20-70cm (8- to 27-inch) tsunamis observed at several ports. A powerful 7.5-magnitude ...

A powerful 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck off northern Japan late Monday, injuring 23 people and triggering a tsunami in ...

The Associated Press’ top photos from the Middle East and the surrounding region in 2025 capture conflict, resilience, and moments of quiet wonder. Taken across Gaza, Israel, Iran, Lebanon, ...