U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland that the United States was committed to its close partnerships with both Canada and Saudi Arabia, his spokeswoman said on Thursday amid a diplomatic spat between the two U.S. allies. Ottawa and Riyadh...

Six people, including members of Iraq's security forces, were killed in a jihadist attack north of Baghdad that left four others wounded, police told AFP on Thursday. Iraq declared "victory" over the Islamic State group in late 2017 but jihadist cells remain active in the country. On...

British Airways says it will end its direct flights to Iran's capital in September as "the operation is currently not commercially viable." The decision announced Thursday comes after President Donald Trump withdrew from the nuclear deal between Iran and world powers and began restoring...

Daesh (ISIS) has released a new militant audio recording, purportedly of its shadowy leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, his first in almost a year. In the audio, Baghdadi - whose whereabouts and fate remain unknown - urges followers to "persevere" and continue fighting the group's enemies...