Ahead of court hearing, imprisoned athlete 'begs' for lighter sentence, saying ongoing saga has been 'very, very stressful and very traumatic'

Demonstrations held ahead of ceremony to mark 40 days since death of Mahsa Amini in police custody, which kicked off anti-regime rallies

Army says actions of civilian officer were 'deviation from behavior expected from qualified security personnel'; settlers hurl stones, set fire to cars in another violent incident

Prime minister delivers fiery invective against far-right politicians and political rival Benjamin Netanyahu, accusing them of promoting a democracy-eroding agenda

Swatting away reports she may succumb to pressure to quit the race, interior minister affirms her party is staying in, insisting she is the right's ticket to power

After standup comic Ariel Elias made waves for chugging beer thrown at her on stage, she makes debut TV appearance on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live'

Ankara's claim to potentially gas-rich areas of eastern Mediterranean angers Greece, France and EU, while Egypt rejects legitimacy of Tripoli-based PM in divided Libya

Visiting Washington ahead of White House meeting with Biden, president stresses that 'Iranian weapons play a central role in global destabilization'