Afghanistan’s Taliban government has announced the release of two Americans in a prisoner exchange. In a statement Tuesday, the Taliban’s Foreign Ministry in Kabul did not name the two U.S. citizens,

A prisoner swap between the United States and Afghanistan's Taliban freed two Americans – including a man from Western New York – in exchange for a Taliban figure imprisoned for life in California on drug trafficking and terrorism charges,

As the U.S. enters a new administration under President Trump, Qatar’s role as a trusted security partner remains as strong as ever.

An Afghan prisoner was released by the U.S. in exchange for two American citizens. Convicted Taliban member Khan Mohammad was freed after serving time in California. Americans Ryan Corbett and William McKenty returned home,

The Taliban government announced the release of Khan Mohammad, exchanged with American prisoners, facilitated by Qatar. Mohammad had served a life sen

Qatar WASHINGTON (AP) — A prisoner swap between the United States and Afghanistan's Taliban freed two Americans in exchange for a Taliban figure imprisoned for life in California on drug ...

DUBAI (Reuters) - Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani will visit Damascus on Thursday, Qatar's Al Jazeera reported, as Syria's new interim government begins a political transition after Islamist rebels ousted the Assad regime last year.

Bob Menendez, the once a powerful New Jersey senator, cried as he begged a Manhattan judge for leniency Wednesday — and was sentenced to 11 years in prison for selling out his lofty post for gold bars, cash, a Mercedes-Benz convertible and other bribes.

Saudi Arabia's benchmark index, however, gained 0.3%, helped by a 3.3% rise in Al Rajhi Bank after the lender reported an 18.7% surge in its net profit to 19.72 billion riyals ($5.26 billion) for 2024. In a separate bourse filing, Al Rajhi Bank also proposed second-half cash dividend of 1.46 riyal per share, up from 1.15 riyal a year earlier.

A Palestinian man, who was displaced at Israel's order during the war, speaks with a child after returning to his destroyed house, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in Jabalia refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip, January 28, 2025. REUTERS/Moaz Abu Taha

Will the Trump administration fix a backlogged visa approval process in time for fans from many countries to attend the World Cup and L.A. Olympics?

Paris: A new strain of bird flu has been confirmed at a duck farm in California, the first time the variant has been discovered in poultry in the