The Rafah border crossing between the Gaza Strip and Egypt was reopened on a two-way basis on Monday, allowing a limited number of Palestinians to travel under the terms of a ceasefire agreement.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday said he was hopeful of agreeing a deal with Iran after the country's supreme leader warned that any U.S. attack on the Islamic republic would trigger a regional war.

The implementation of a new deal between the Syrian government and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) is set to begin on Feb. 2 after the two sides consolidated a ceasefire that ended weeks of fighting and laid out a gradual roadmap for integration. ...

Oil prices tanked on Monday on easing U.S.-Iran tensions while precious metals swung wildly following last week's dollar-fuelled collapse sparked by Donald Trump's hawkish pick to lead the Federal Reserve.

A second round of talks between Russian, Ukrainian and U.S. officials on a U.S.-drafted plan to end the nearly four-year Ukraine war will begin on Wednesday, instead of Sunday, President Volodymyr Zelensky said.