( The Guardian )- Aine Lesley Davis, one of the British jihadis who brutalised and beheaded western hostages in Syria, has been convicted in Turkey on terrorism charges and jailed for seven and a half years. Davis, 35, is suspected by western intelligences services of being a member of the...

South Korea’s election of a new president favoring a more conciliatory approach toward North Korea could add volatility to relations with Washington, given his questioning of deployment of a U.S. anti-missile system there, but is not expected to significantly change the alliance, a U.S....

U.S. President Donald Trump has approved the supplying of weapons to Kurdish forces battling ISIS in Syria, a US official said Tuesday. The funding "to provide support to the YPG has been approved," the official said on condition of anonymity. "The approval is effective immediately but...

Afghan security forces are battling Taliban insurgents blocking a main route into the northern city of Kunduz with improvised explosives, officials said Tuesday, as fears grew local residents could be forced to flee the city. Heavy fighting has been underway for days around Kunduz, a city...