Western powers are urging the Israeli government to show restraint in its expected response to the Iranian missile strikes last week.Officials from Germany, the United Kingdom and elsewhere have asked Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s administration not to escalate the situation into an active conflict — but those same officials…

Security for the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest in Malmo, Sweden, will be tight due to potential unrest and terrorism threats, according to police.Pro-Palestinian activists are planning rallies in downtown Malmo, advocating for Israel’s exclusion from Eurovision.Sweden elevated its terror threat level to “high” last year due to escalating security concerns,…

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu left no doubt in a statement on Wednesday, regarding what his Jewish country might do should current tensions with Iran escalate further.”Israel will do whatever it needs to defend itself,” Netanyahu said in a statement.The comment came after separate meetings with British Foreign Secretary David…

Amnesty International, a human rights group, has reported widespread abuse in Syrian detention facilities holding suspected Islamic State members and their relatives.The human rights group interviewed 126 people accused of Islamic State affiliation currently or formerly detained.The facilities are run by local authorities affiliated with the U.S.-backed, Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic…

David Comissiong, a high-level Caribbean ambassador, has voiced the need to establish an international special tribunal for seeking reparations related to transatlantic slavery.There is growing support among African and Caribbean nations for creating such a tribunal to address atrocities dating back to transatlantic slavery.Representatives from other nations, including Guyana and…

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield has voiced concerns about a U.N. resolution.The resolution supports full membership of the Palestinian Authority.Thomas-Greenfield said the proposal wouldn’t necessarily contribute to a two-state solution.U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield said on Wednesday she did not see a U.N. resolution…

Russian President Vladimir Putin joined international calls for cool heads in the Middle East as tensions remain high following Iran’s unprecedented attack on Israel over the weekend. “Vladimir Putin expressed hope that all sides would show reasonable restraint and prevent a new round of confrontation fraught with catastrophic consequences for the…

Iran’s president has vowed to completely destroy Israel, should it proceed with even the “tiniest invasion” of its country.President Ebrahim Raisi spoke Wednesday at an annual army parade warning Israel of a “massive and harsh” response, as the country braces for potential Israeli retaliation after Iran’s missile and drone attack…

At least eight people from one family have died after their homemade boat sank in central Mozambique, state media reported Tuesday.Monday’s sinking on a tributary of the Zambezi River in Sofala province came days after nearly 100 people, many of them children, died in one of the country’s worst shipwrecks.DEATH…

[[[VIDEO]]]EXCLUSIVE: Joran van der Sloot’s lawyer shared a video with Fox News Digital that showed his client in apparent good health after disputed reports that the man who killed American teen Natalee Holloway and Peruvian heiress Stephany Flores suffered a beatdown behind bars.In the 41-second clip provided by his Lima-based…