Gadi Eisenkot said building a governing coalition would require “creative and ​unconventional political steps” but said change was needed to restore “sanity.”

The pontiff’s trip comes amid tensions between the country’s libertarian leader and its Catholic Church, which is deeply committed to social justice.

Seven people were killed and over 100 others injured when two trains collided Sunday south of the Egyptian capital, Cairo, the Chief Prosecutor’s office said in a statement. It also said the train’s conductor was among those killed.

Iran's IRGC lifted its 2,000-kilometer ballistic missile-range limit and threatened new weapons hours after U.S. Central Command launched a new task force.

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen and hard-left rival Jean-Luc Melenchon consolidated their ​lead in voting intention ahead of ‌next year's presidential election, a poll showed on Monday, as political polarisation in the country intensifies.

India’s capital New Delhi was shrouded in thick, choking haze as pollution surged to hazardous levels on Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights marked by oil lamps and fireworks.

Former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has requested a new passport to facilitate her return from exile two years after she was ousted in a mass uprising. The government has been seeking

The Saudi authorities said no one was injured and that “falling shrapnel” from an intercepted missile had hit the building in the capital’s financial district.