Top British defense official casts doubt on veracity of leaked Pentagon documents

CNN  —  The top British defense official has cast doubt on the veracity and impact of the recently leaked American intelligence documents, going further than US officials in questioning the contents of... Read more »

Israeli police say two men shot near Jewish tomb in Jerusalem in suspected 'terror attack'

CNN  —  Two men have been wounded in what Israeli police say was a suspected “terror attack” that took place near the Shimon Hatzadik tomb in East Jerusalem early Tuesday local time.... Read more »

North Korea says it tested a new solid-fuel ICBM

CNN  —  North Korea said it launched a new solid-fueled Hwasong-18 Intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) on Thursday (local time), according to state media KCNA on Friday. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un... Read more »

Inside Al-Aqsa, Muslims say they're losing control of the holy site

Editor’s Note: A version of this story first appeared in CNN’s Meanwhile in the Middle East newsletter, a three-times-a-week look inside the region’s biggest stories. Sign up here. Jerusalem CNN  —  On... Read more »

Indonesia soccer clubs meet for first time after disaster

CNN  —  Two of Indonesia’s biggest soccer teams Arema FC and Persebaya Surabaya played behind closed doors Tuesday in their first meeting since the deadly stadium disaster that killed more than 130... Read more »

A little-known drug brought billions to Syria's coffers. Now it's a bargaining chip

Editor’s Note: A version of this story first appeared in CNN’s Meanwhile in the Middle East newsletter, a three-times-a-week look inside the region’s biggest stories. Sign up here. Abu Dhabi, UAE CNN... Read more »

Italian tourist killed in Israel car-ramming attack

CNN  —  An Italian tourist was killed and seven people wounded in a car-ramming attack in the Israeli city of Tel Aviv on Friday evening. Israeli police said a vehicle was driven... Read more »

The situation in Jerusalem is boiling over. Here's how it all happened

Editor’s Note: A version of this story first appeared in CNN’s Meanwhile in the Middle East newsletter, a three-times-a-week look inside the region’s biggest stories. Sign up here. Abu Dhabi, UAE CNN... Read more »

Dozens of rockets fired from Lebanon into Israel, IDF says

Jerusalem CNN  —  Dozens of rockets were fired from Lebanon into Israel on Thursday, the Israeli military said, in a major escalation that comes amid regional tensions over Israeli police raids at... Read more »

Japan is running out of space to bury chickens culled over bird flu

Hong Kong CNN  —  Japan has lost so many chickens to bird flu, it’s now running out of land to bury them. Japanese state broadcaster NHK reported Tuesday that 16 out of... Read more »