The Syrian army early on Thursday shot down dozens of Israeli missiles launched at Syria, state media said citing a military source, as tensions escalated in the region.

US President Donald Trump will greet three Americans released by North Korea at an airbase near Washington on Thursday, underscoring a much needed diplomatic win and a stepping stone to a historic summit with Kim Jong Un.

Malaysia's veteran ex-leader Mahathir Mohamad, 92, won a historic election victory on Thursday, in a political earthquake that toppled the country's scandal-plagued premier and ousted a regime that had ruled for over six decades.

Malaysians went to the polls on Wednesday in one of the country's closest ever elections which pits scandal-hit Prime Minister Najib Razak against his one-time mentor, 92-year-old former authoritarian leader Mahathir Mohamad.

President Donald Trump pulled the United States out of a landmark deal curbing Iran's nuclear programme and reimposed crippling sanctions on Tuesday, defying European pleas and prompting international outcry.

A candidate for state legislature in Mexico's upcoming elections was shot dead, authorities said on Tuesday, at least the sixth politician murdered in the past 10 days in what has become a blood-soaked campaign.

President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced the US withdrawal from the "defective" multinational nuclear deal with Iran, as Washington moved to reinstate punishing sanctions against the Islamic republic.

US Attorney General Jeff Sessions warned during a visit to the border with Mexico on Monday that people who enter the United States unlawfully with children will have them taken away.

Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas urged Latin American countries on Monday not to emulate the controversial US decision to move its embassy to Jerusalem.