Russia has carried out 18 bombing raids and nine strikes with cruise missiles launched from submarines in the last three days targeting the Islamic State militants in eastern Syria, RIA news agency cited the Russian Defense Ministry as saying on Friday. The ministry said the strikes had...

Syria's army and allied fighters have captured the city of Deir al-Zor from Daesh (ISIS) in a Russian-backed operation, a monitor said on Thursday. There was no immediate confirmation from official sources, though state media earlier reported army advances in the city in the country's...

President Donald Trump on Wednesday urged tougher immigration measures based on merit, following the deadly truck attack in New York City. "We will stop this craziness," he said. Trump said on Twitter that the driver in Tuesday's attack "came into our country through what is called the...

BEIRUT (Reuters) - With Islamic State near defeat in Syria, Damascus is setting its sights on territory held by Kurdish-led forces including eastern oil fields, risking a new confrontation that could draw the United States in more deeply and complicate Russian diplomacy. President...