Middle East

  MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has offered to send troops to Jordan to help combat Islamist militants,…

  Iraq’s parliament on Friday called an emergency session after a curfew was imposed in the southern city of Basra…

  TRIPOLI/TUNIS (Reuters) – Residents of Tripoli emerging from their homes to take advantage of a ceasefire between armed groups…

  KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — US Defense Secretary James Mattis arrived on a surprise visit to Afghanistan’s war-shattered capital on…

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) – There is “lots of evidence” that chemical weapons are being prepared by Syrian government forces in…

Hundreds of Syrian civilians fled Idlib province on Thursday as the presidents of Russia, Iran and Turkey readied for last-ditch…

  NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Washington will consider waivers for Iranian oil buyers such as India but they must eventually…

  ROSH HANIKRA, Israel (AP) — Israel is building a massive wall along its northern border, saying the barrier is…

The wrestling mats were spattered with blood, the sports bags and water bottles still strewn across the floor Thursday, hours…

  Paraguay said on Wednesday it was moving its embassy in Israel back from Jerusalem to Tel Aviv, prompting Prime…