U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Saturday that while it was seeking a political agreement with the Taliban, Washington would not accept just any deal after a wave of violence cast a shadow over its talks with the insurgent group. Afghan leaders including President Ashraf Ghani have...

Iran’s coast guard has seized a vessel for allegedly smuggling fuel in the Gulf and detained its 12 crew members from the Philippines, the semi-official news agency ISNA reported. The vessel was carrying nearly 284,000 liters of diesel, the news agency said on Saturday. Iran, which...

As many as 124 churches have been damaged or targeted by military forces on all sides of Syria's war, which has stretched on for more than eight years, according to a new report by the Syrian Network for Human Rights (SNHR). The report's timeline of incidents involving Syrian regime...

The EU called on the Syrian regime and its allies to stop attacks in northwestern Syria, an official said on Thursday. "As the UN points out and as we have reiterated in previous statements, there is a shocking escalation in the worsening conflict in north-west Syria. "There is also a...