U.S., French and German envoys have warned Syria's new Islamist rulers that their appointment of foreign jihadists to senior ...

A S REBELS STORMED across Syria late last year, eventually toppling the country’s dictator, Bashar al-Assad, some were accompanied by fighters from a foreign militant organisation—one with ambitions ...

The United States Navy's USS Higgins joined HMCS Ottawa in the South China Sea, near the contested Scarborough Shoal, on Thursday. The two warships travelled south together towards the Spratly Islands ...

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Nigeria and China plan to deepen cooperation in areas such as clean energy, defence and finance, with China pledging support ...

Pax Americana is past its expiration date, but the United States won’t let go. Instead of beginning the hard work of figuring ...

Several of President-elect Donald Trump’s picks for high-profile roles in his administration have walked back their earlier ...

“During the operations, ISIS fighters engaged coalition forces on several occasions,” CENTCOM said. Those engagements ...

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China has been strengthening its ties to Iran in recent years, and that has included support to Iran's regional ...

By PETER YOUNG . The beginning of another year is a timely moment to take a look at the main trouble spots in the world after a notably significant series of international develop ...

Donald Trump must pay greater attention to African nations such as the Democratic Republic of the Congo if he wants to pare ...