President Donald Trump turned back the clock Saturday with a bold and aggressive Florida speech straight out of his 2016 campaign playbook, enthralling fans while insisting all is well in the White House despite weeks of turbulence. He also took aim at his favorite foil, the "dishonest" news...

Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammed Javad Zarif, pointing to Sunni Islamist militants in Syria fighting against its allies in Damascus, told the Munich Security Conference that the use of chemical weapons can never be condoned. Damascus, an ally of majority-shiite Iran, this week rejected a...

The US-led coalition assisting Iraqi forces in their war on ISIS on Sunday praised the militias involved in the fighting, despite some of those groups' links to Iran. The coalition, which nominally includes more than 60 nations, has been keen to keep its distance with the Hashed al-Shaabi, a...

(The Telegraph)- Dozens of people held roses in tribute to the "hero" British chef who died fighting Isil in Syria as his body arrived back into the UK. Ryan Lock, 20, shot himself to avoid being captured by jihadists in northern Syria, near the city of Raqqa - the capital of Islamic State...

Iraqi forces launched an offensive on jihadists defending Mosul's west bank Sunday, in what could be the most brutal fighting yet in a four-month-old operation on the city. "Our forces are beginning the liberation of the citizens from the terror of Daesh," Iraqi Prime Minister Haider...

An oil leak in a Saudi Aramco pipeline in eastern Saudi Arabia caused one death and three injuries, a Saudi newspaper said on Saturday. The Arabic-language daily al-Watan said on its Twitter account that the oil leak happened near the city of Abqaiq, where the oil giant has major oil...

A new version of a Trump administration travel ban will not stop green card residency holders or travelers already on planes from entering the United States, U.S. Secretary for Homeland Security John Kelly said on Saturday. U.S. President Donald Trump's initial attempt to clamp down for...

Kenyan police have arrested two Kenyans who were deported from Turkey on suspicion of training with ISIS in neighboring Syria, officials said Saturday. Philip Tuimur, the regional police boss for Kenya's coastal region, said the man and woman were under investigation for joining a banned...

Anti-racism groups and other protesters rallied in Paris on Saturday to support victims of police violence after a young black man was allegedly raped with a police baton earlier this month. Paris police installed a security perimeter around Saturday's rally on the Place de la Republique in...

Iraq's U.S.-backed offensive against ISIS in western Mosul could displace up to 400,000 civilians and involve a siege in the densely populated old city, the United Nations' Humanitarian Coordinator for Iraq said on Saturday. The military and security forces last month recaptured the eastern...

U.S. President Donald Trump's defense secretary arrived in the United Arab Emirates Saturday for talks with one of Washington's closest allies in the Middle East. Jim Mattis, on his debut trip to the region as Pentagon chief, was expected to meet Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin...

 Kevin Gameiro came off the bench to score a hat-trick in the space of five minutes to fire Atletico Madrid to a 4-1 win over struggling Sporting Gijon in La Liga Saturday that kept them fourth in the standings. Yannick Carrasco had given Atletico the lead 12 seconds into the second...

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov called Saturday for an end to a world order dominated by the West and said Moscow wanted to establish a "pragmatic" relationship with the United States. Lavrov was speaking at the Munich Security Conference shortly after U.S. Vice President Mike Pence...

(The Independent)- Isis’ “business model” is failing as jihadis lose their grip on territory and the vital oil and tax revenue it brings, a new report has found. The so-called Islamic State is believed to be the richest terrorist group in the world, exploiting natural resources and looting...

Iran's elite Revolutionary Guard is to conduct military drills next week, a senior commander announced Saturday, despite warnings from the United States and fresh sanctions over a ballistic missile test. "The manoeuvres called 'Grand Prophet 11' will start Monday and last three days,"...

The U.S.-led military coalition Saturday said its forces struck a building in the main medical complex of western Mosul, suspected to house an ISIS command center. The strike, carried out Friday, follows reports that the militants are dug in among civilians on the western side of Mosul and...

Turkish authorities detained 26 people over a car bomb attack in the southeastern town of Viransehir, the provincial governor's office said Saturday. A vehicle loaded with explosives was remotely detonated late Friday in the garden of a housing complex for judges and prosecutors, killing a...

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence Saturday sought to assure allies that the Trump administration will back NATO and stand with Europe even as it looks for new ways to cooperate with Russia. In the first major foreign policy address for the new administration of President Donald Trump, Pence...

(Al-Monitor)- When talking to the Russians, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan emphasizes Syria's territorial integrity and a peaceful resolution to that country's civil war. When talking to the Americans, Erdogan advocates a US-Turkish partnership that will also include a buffer zone. When...

Handcuffed and tied with white rope, the scion of one of the world's biggest conglomerates, Samsung Group, was taken Saturday for questioning by South Korean authorities after spending a night in a small detention cell. Samsung Group chief Jay Y. Lee was arrested on Friday for his alleged...