US President Donald Trump has recognised the disputed Golan Heights as Israeli territory in an election boost for visiting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, drawing a sharp response from Syria, which once held the strategic land. With Netanyahu looking over his shoulder at the...

 The U.S. special envoy for the coalition to defeat Islamic State said on Monday the fight against the militant group is not over, even though it is no longer able to control territory, and he said the United States does not know where the group’s leader is. Ambassador Jim Jeffrey,...

The Syrian foreign minister said the United States’ recognition of Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights will lead to its isolation, state television reported on Monday . Minister Walid al-Moualem added: “No matter how many years have passed, this will not change the fact that the...

US President Donald Trump has officially recognised Israeli sovereignty over the occupied Golan Heights, captured from Syria in 1967, in a move hailed as "historic justice" by the country's prime minister. Benjamin Netanyahu, who faces an election next month, was by Trump's side as he signed...