South Korean and U.S. troops began large-scale joint military exercise on Wednesday conducted annually to test their defense readiness against the threat from North Korea, which routinely characterizes the drills as preparation for war against it. The exercise, called Foal Eagle, comes amid...

 U.S.-backed Iraqi army units shut the last main exit out of ISIS' stronghold in western Mosul, controlling access to the city from the northwest, a general and residents there said Wednesday. The army's 9th armored division is within a kilometer of Mosul's "Syria Gate", the...

President Donald Trump told Congress Tuesday he was open to immigration reform, shifting from his harsh rhetoric on illegal immigration in a speech that offered a more restrained tone than his election campaign and first month in the White House. Trump, in a prime-time address to a country...

King Salman Wednesday began the first visit by a Saudi monarch to Indonesia in almost 50 years, seeking to strengthen economic ties with the world's most populous Muslim-majority country. The king -- who is accompanied by about 1,000 people, including princes and ministers -- disembarked...

President Donald Trump and his top advisors have often scoffed at government support of green energy. His chief strategist called it “madness.” But the largest U.S. government agency - the Department of Defense - plans to forge ahead under the new administration with a decade-long effort to...

U.S. President Donald Trump insisted on Tuesday that a January raid in Yemen was a success and gathered vital intelligence against the al Qaeda affiliate there, despite questions raised about the effectiveness of the mission. In his first nationally televised speech to Congress since taking...

The U.S.-led coalition effort against ISIS is killing the group's fighters more quickly than it can replace them, a senior British general said on Tuesday, with more than 45,000 killed by coalition air strikes up to August last year. On Tuesday, U.S.-backed Iraqi forces continued their...

Police Tuesday searched dozens of sites in Germany linked to a mosque that was frequented by the Berlin market attacker Anis Amri, after authorities banned the Islamic group that operated it. Some 450 officers raided 24 locations in Berlin, the neighboring state of Brandenburg, and Hamburg...

Russia and China on Tuesday vetoed a Western-backed UN resolution that would have imposed sanctions on Syria over chemical weapons use, as peace talks in Geneva showed no signs of progress on ending the nearly six-year war. The Security Council resolution drafted by Britain, France and the...

President Donald Trump acknowledged his immigration goals may not have been communicated effectively, saying "maybe it's my fault," and may use his speech to Congress on Tuesday to address the poor messaging in his month-old administration. The Republican Trump, a blustery newcomer to...

Former FIFA official Jerome Valcke has appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport to overturn his 10-year ban from soccer for unethical conduct. The court outlined a procedural timetable Tuesday that should take several months to reach a verdict. Valcke's case will go ahead while he...

Yemen has food reserves for only 2-4 months, bringing it to the brink of famine as fighting escalates, a senior official of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said on Tuesday on return from the country. Robert Mardini, ICRC regional director for the Middle East, called for...

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday a draft U.N. Security Council resolution put forward by Western powers to sanction Syria's government over the alleged use of chemical weapons was inappropriate. The Security Council will vote later Tuesday on a resolution drafted by France,...

Algerian authorities are trying to confirm the identity of a failed suicide bomber who was killed in an attack on a police station in the city of Constantine. The thwarted attack was claimed Monday by ISIS. According to the Algerian news service APS, a police officer in front of the building...

Taliban fighters in the southern Afghan province of Helmand attacked a checkpoint with silenced weapons and hand grenades early Tuesday killing 12 policemen and stealing weapons and ammunition, officials said. But a provincial official said that it could be an insider attack as one of the...

Russia is pledging to veto a Western-backed U.N. resolution that would impose sanctions on 21 Syrian individuals, organizations and companies allegedly involved in chemical weapons attacks in the war-ravaged country. The Security Council has scheduled a vote Tuesday on the resolution...

The "sheer intransigence" of the British government over Brexit could lead to a second Scottish independence referendum, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said Tuesday, warning time was running out for the country to change course. Writing in the Times newspaper, Sturgeon said Britain's vote to...

Australian counterterrorism police arrested an unidentified man after a raid on a countryside property on Tuesday and accused him of seeking to help the Islamic State group by developing missile technology, the first arrest of its kind in Australia. Dozens of police, including a dog squad...

The families cowered in basements, huddling in the dark as war raged overhead between Iraqi forces and Islamic State militants fighting for control of the streets of Mosul. Above ground, soldiers from Iraq's Rapid Response division move from house to house through the same openings Islamic...

Saudi Arabia's King Salman is expected to sign 10 agreements during his visit to Indonesia, with a focus on combating militant group Islamic State, the kingdom's ambassador to Indonesia told Reuters on Tuesday. The Saudi king, who on Sunday kicked off a month-long Asian tour to build ties...