Afghan security forces are battling Taliban insurgents blocking a main route into the northern city of Kunduz with improvised explosives, officials said Tuesday, as fears grew local residents could be forced to flee the city. Heavy fighting has been underway for days around Kunduz, a city...

Japan and Sweden have requested a U.N. Security Council meeting to obtain specific details of a Russia-backed agreement on establishing safe zones in Syria, diplomats said Tuesday. The meeting, which is likely to be held this week, would help council members decide on whether to endorse the...

U.S. President Donald Trump's defense secretary emerged upbeat on Tuesday from talks with a Turkish official about the fight against Islamic State but did not disclose any progress toward settling a row over U.S. backing for Kurdish fighters in Syria. Turkey, a NATO ally, is adamant that...

Syrian government warplanes struck rebel outposts near the Jordanian border early Tuesday, rebels said, bringing the war closer to Syria's U.S.-allied neighbour to the south. The airstrikes, at around 3 a.m. (0000 GMT) were the first near that part of the border, a Jordanian official said....