ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — The leader of the Islamic State group was killed in an operation by Turkish intelligence teams in northern Syria, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced. Turkey's state media said the IS leader blew himself up to avoid capture. Recep Tayyip Erdogan told TRT...

Iran sent a plane Saturday to Saudi Arabia to transfer its nationals evacuated from Sudan amid ongoing clashes between the army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary group. Saudi-funded Al-Arabiya television reported that Iran sent the plane to pick up the nationals who were...

Warring factions trying to seize control of the east African nation of Sudan have plunged the country into chaos, and thousands are fleeing the capital of Khartoum and nearby battle zones. Some countries, including the U.S., have shuttered their embassies and many are coordinating daring...

Russia's defense minister hosted his counterparts from Iran, Syria and Turkey on Tuesday for talks that were part of the Kremlin's efforts to help broker a rapprochement between the Turkish and Syrian governments. The Russian Defense Ministry said the talks focused on “practical steps to...