Two members of an Emirati-backed force in Yemen were killed Wednesday in clashes with pro-government fighters in the southern city of Aden, security officials said. They said the fighting broke out after the funerals of police personnel killed last week in the government-held port city....

Ukraine's new leader said he called Russian President Vladimir Putin Wednesday to urge him to help halt fighting in eastern Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he asked the Russian leader to "influence the other side so that they stop killing our people." Zelenskiy's call...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- A car bombing claimed by the Islamic State group killed five people, including three children, in a Kurdish-held town in northeast Syria Wednesday, an activist group said. The explosive-rigged vehicle detonated in Al-Qahtaniya, a town in Hasaka province, said the...

Turkey's Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said Wednesday that talks with the U.S. aimed at averting the need for a Turkish military intervention into northern Syria had been "positive," according to state news agency Anadolu. "We witnessed with satisfaction that our partners grew closer to our...