Hundreds of Palestinians in Israeli jails launched a hunger strike Monday following a call from leader and prominent prisoner Marwan Barghouti, a movement that could mark a serious challenge to Israeli authorities if sustained. The hunger strike was called for in connection with Palestinian Prisoners Day, observed annually, but also ...
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan narrowly won a controversial referendum on Sunday that will tighten his grip on power, but the knife-edge result left the country bitterly divided and the opposition crying foul. The country remains deeply divided, with a razor-thin margin separating the two sides in the hotly contested ...