Likud, the party of Israeli prime minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu, reached on Friday an initial coalition agreement with the far-right Otzma Yehudit party that will see leader Itamar Ben-Gvir appointed the Minister for National Security, Israeli media reported. As part of the deal, the Public Security Ministry is to be renamed ...
The Russian government warned Thursday that a military ground operation by Turkey against Kurdish groups in northern Syria could lead to “an increase in terrorist activity,” following threats to that effect by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. “We understand Turkey’s concerns about threats to its national security, but we also ...
