Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and U.S. President Donald Trump agreed Sunday to coordinate to prevent an authority vacuum from developing as the United States withdraws from Syria, the Turkish presidency said. In a phone call between the two leaders, Erdogan also expressed...

Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte arrived in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, on Sunday where he held talks with Prime Minister of the UN-backed unity government Fayez Sarraj. The talks tackled the current political situation in Libya and means of bolstering bilateral relations,...

Iraqi presidency on Sunday denied a report claiming a proposed mediation between the PKK terrorist group and Assad regime in Syria. The London-based Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper said in a report that Iraqi President Barham Salih is filling the gap left by the U.S. decision to withdraw its...

A senior Taliban commander was killed in an aerial raid in southeastern Paktika province, the Afghan Defense Ministry said Sunday. The militant was targeted in the Barmal district bordering Pakistan’s restive South Waziristan tribal agency. Without naming the rebel commander,...