The United Nations' Syria envoy sent an urgent appeal Saturday to Russia, Iran and Turkey seeking help to restore a cease-fire, warning that escalating violence was threatening peace talks in Geneva. U.N. mediator Staffan de Mistura sent letters to Moscow and Tehran – which back the Damascus...

The U.S. military acknowledged for the first time Saturday that it launched an airstrike against the Islamic State last week in the densely packed Iraqi city of Mosul where residents say more than 100 people were killed. “An initial review of strike data … indicates that, at the request of...

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will meet with NATO members next week in Brussels, officials said Friday, as alliance diplomats worked to nail down the date. "We are currently planning to hold the meeting of NATO foreign ministers on 31 March. Consultations on scheduling among Allies...

Russia, Iran and Turkey need to convene more Syrian ceasefire talks as soon as possible to bring the situation on the ground under control, U.N. Syria envoy Staffan de Mistura said on Friday. De Mistura is mediating political talks in Geneva, while a separate series of talks in the Kazakh...

Britain risks looking as though it has put defense and trade ties with Turkey ahead of human rights concerns as it pushes to secure a closer relationship with Ankara, a committee of lawmakers said Saturday. The warning comes as Prime Minister Theresa May prepares to begin negotiating...

Communication channels between Russia and the United States on flight safety over Syrian airspace are working, Interfax news agency reported Friday, citing Russia's Defense Ministry. The ministry said that its officials held a video conference with the U.S. counterparts on Friday and...

ISIS claimed responsibility late Friday for a suspected suicide bomb attack outside the Bangladeshi capital's main international airport, according to the SITE Intelligence Group, which monitors extremist communications. A bomber was killed in the blast, police said, the third in a series of...

The U.N. Security Council has unanimously adopted a resolution condemning the unlawful destruction of cultural heritage and warning ISIS, Al-Qaeda and other combatants that such attacks may constitute war crimes. The resolution approved Friday expands previous measures which were limited to...

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Friday she was concerned about Israel's building of settlements in the occupied West Bank, which she said was undermining progress towards a two-state solution for Israel and the Palestinian territories. Israel is building settlements in the occupied West...

The world's biggest smartphone maker Samsung, assailed by a shambolic recall and embroiled in South Korea's wide-ranging corruption scandal, Friday backed away from a planned corporate restructuring. Following the embarrassing recall of the Galaxy Note 7 smartphone and under pressure from...

Russia said Friday that six of its soldiers had been killed while successfully repelling a militant assault on a military facility in Chechnya. The National Guard of Russia said in a statement that a group of what it called "armed bandits" had launched an attack under the cover of fog in the...

A battle against ISIS to recapture the Syrian city of Raqqa is likely to start in the coming days, French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said Friday. "France has always said that Raqqa was a major objective," Le Drian told CNews television station. "Today, one can say that Raqqa is...

China is not militarizing the South China Sea, Premier Li Keqiang said on Friday, although he acknowledged that defense equipment on islands in the disputed waterway had been placed there to maintain "freedom of navigation". China has drawn international criticism for large-scale building in...

 Islamic extremists killed 10 Egyptian soldiers in fighting in a central part of the restive Sinai Peninsula during an army raid on a militant hideout early Thursday, the military said, a toll that underscored its continuing challenges to rein in insurgents in the area. Army spokesman Tamer...

The top U.S. general in Europe said on Thursday that he had seen Russian influence on Afghan Taliban insurgents growing and raised the possibility that they were helping supply the militants. "I've seen the influence of Russia of late – increased influence in terms of association and perhaps...

Turkey is in talks with the United States and Britain to exclude Turkish Airlines and Istanbul's main Ataturk airport from a ban on passengers carrying electronics larger than cell phones, Turkey's foreign ministry spokesman said Thursday. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security said...

 George S. walks on the dark tarmac holding his sleepy 7-year-old son Fadi in his arms. "From the bottom of our hearts, welcome to San Luis!" a smiling crowd yells at the airport in this Argentine city to welcome them and 10 other Syrians. While U.S. President Donald Trump...

This week's attack just outside the U.K. parliament has highlighted the importance of protecting national borders and stepping up security measures, French far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen said Thursday. National Front leader Le Pen told BFM TV and RMC radio that countries had...

Syrian rivals were to resume U.N.-brokered peace talks in Geneva Thursday, with escalating violence and deadlock on key issues dimming hopes of a breakthrough. U.N. envoy Staffan de Mistura tried to strike an optimistic note when the previous round ended last month. He insisted...

Donald Trump's communications may have been swept up in intelligence gathering on suspected foreign agents, according to explosive allegations made by the Republican head of the House intelligence committee. Devin Nunes -- who worked on Trump's transition team and is now leading an...