Britain will not block attempts by the European Union to forge a closer common defense policy as it negotiates its exit from the bloc, British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said Friday. Defense minister Michael Fallon had previously said he would stop the creation of an EU army for as long...

South Korea's scandal-hit leader Park Geun-hye is hoping to convince the country's ruling Saenuri Party to block her impeachment through talks as soon as this weekend, a presidential office source revealed Friday. The National Assembly's opposition bloc agreed on the same day to start...

 President-elect Donald Trump says he will nominate retired Gen. James Mattis to be his defense secretary. Mattis, 66, is a Marine Corps general who retired in 2013 after serving as the commander of the U.S. Central Command. Trump made the announcement Thursday night at a...

Three Turkish soldiers were killed on Friday after clashing with Kurdish militants in the southeastern province of Hakkari, military sources said. The military launched an operation in the region, which borders Iraq, following the clashes, the sources said. The private Dogan news agency...