Italy's president began talks with political leaders on Thursday to seek a way out of the political crisis caused by the resignation of Prime Minister Matteo Renzi. Sergio Mattarella, a 75-year-old former politician and constitutional court judge, must decide if someone can lead Italy...

(Sky News)- Syria's Bashar al Assad has rejected pleas from rebel fighters in Aleppo for a truce. The president said victory in the battle-ravaged city would be a "huge step" towards ending the country's five-year civil war. He was speaking after a fierce three-week offensive in which...

Saudi Arabia is striving to develop a homegrown defense industry but cutting reliance on foreign equipment will take years, the head of a major military development firm said Thursday. The kingdom is the world's third-biggest defense spender, but only two percent of that outlay is local....

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan's spokesman Thursday said the Syrian Kurdish YPG militia was working together with the forces of Bashar Assad in the north of Aleppo province. At a news conference in Ankara, Ibrahim Kalin also said Turkey has conducted the "most intense" talks to help end...