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.

Iran warned the United States to accept its proposal for ending the war and opening the Strait of Hormuz or risk renewed fighting.

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.

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.

Greek authorities recovered 12 bodies from a boat carrying migrants found sailing south of Greece's island of Crete early Monday, while a passing Moroccan-flagged cargo ship rescued 18 people from the same vessel,

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