On Saturday, the president of the United States, Donald Trump, ordered the Pentagon and other agencies to draw up a preliminary plan for fighting ISIL within 30 days. This is good news, as it could recognise and review some of the current plan’s blind spots. Officials can better assess the...

Ukraine reports that at least one soldier has been killed and more injured in the country's east as heavy fighting between government troops and Russia-backed rebels continues. Heavy shelling was heard in the center of the rebel stronghold of Donetsk Wednesday morning. The flare-up in...

(Fox News)- Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard said Tuesday she will personally cover the cost of her recent trip to Syria. Gabbard, a Democrat, met with Syrian President Bashar Assad while on the trip. A release sent out by her office late Tuesday said she will reimburse a group called...

(Sky News)- President Trump appears to have softened his controversial travel ban in the face of global outrage and also some dissent in his own government. Some 872 refugees will be able to enter the US this week as stopping them would cause "undue hardship", say officials. The decision...