Saudi Arabia's 84-year-old ruler, King Salman bin Abdulaziz, underwent a successful operation to remove his gallbladder, state news agency SPA reported Thursday, after he was admitted to hospital this week. The king, who has ruled the world's largest oil exporter and close U.S. ally since...

Airstrikes in western Afghanistan killed 45 people, including civilians and Taliban, local officials said Wednesday. Ali Ahmad Faqir Yar, the governor of Adraskan District in the western Afghanistan province of Herat, said at least eight civilians were among the dead. "Forty-five people had...

A feared resurgence of Daesh has not so far materialized in Iraq, paving the way for a further coalition troop drawdown, a US commander said Wednesday. Though Daesh may never be completely eradicated, the group has been significantly diminished from when it controlled swathes of Iraq and...

The novel coronavirus claimed hundreds of lives in Brazil and Mexico in the past 24 hours, according to health authorities. Brazil stands as the second worst-hit country by the pandemic worldwide, as its death toll climbed to 82,771 with 1,284 new fatalities in the last 24 hours, according...