Turkish warplanes struck Syrian Kurdish militia targets in northern Syria and killed up to 200 militants, state media quoted the military as saying Thursday. The jets hit 18 targets in Maarrat Umm Hawsh, a region north of the city of Aleppo, the official news agency Anadolu said....

A U.N.-mediated truce to the war in Yemen went into effect a minute before midnight on Wednesday, hours after Saudi-led air strikes hit military bases in the capital Sanaa and rival militias battled near the border with the kingdom. The coalition led by Saudi Arabia said in a statement it...

Russian warships off the coast of Norway are carrying fighter bombers that are likely to reinforce a final assault on the besieged Syrian city of Aleppo in two weeks, a senior NATO diplomat said on Wednesday, citing Western intelligence. The fleet passed by the Norwegian city of Bergen on...

(theguardian)- Saudi Arabia has raised $17.5bn (£14bn) from its first foray into the global bond markets as it seeks to repair the damage to its public finances caused by the collapse in the oil price since 2014. Strong investor demand meant the Middle Eastern kingdom raised more from the...