While Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas expresses his sorrow, Arab media is less cordial, describing the former statesman as 'the butcher of Qana' and 'the engineer of genocide against Arabs.'

The bill, known as JASTA (Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act), allows relatives of the victims of the Sept. 11 attacks to sue Saudi Arabia's government.

Young American Jews, for example, are likely to say that Washington gives 'too much' support to Israel, according to Pew Research Center.

U.S. says attack proves that Assad and Russian, regional allies abandoned an international peace process to pursue victory on the battlefield.

Shalom, Jordan? The history of energy deals isn't one of 'peace pipelines' but of exactly the opposite. Take Russia and Ukraine.

Bill Clinton tweeted that 'I will miss Shimon Peres, my brilliant and eloquent friend,' while Tony Blair called the former Israeli president 'an inspiration, a mentor and a friend.'

Israeli President Rivlin cuts short his state visit to Ukraine following announcement of Shimon Peres' death, and is set to return to Israel later Wednesday.

Leaders from across the world express condolences over the death of former Israeli president Shimon Peres, whose coffin will be on display to the public on Thursday.