Venezuela's armed forces said Tuesday they were on "alert" for border violations following threats by US President Donald Trump who urged them to back opposition leader Juan Guaido. "The armed forces will remain deployed and on alert along the borders... to avoid any violations of...

Hezbollah’s growing role in the Lebanese government worries the United States, the U.S. ambassador to Lebanon said during a meeting with Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri on Tuesday, according to the U.S. embassy. The armed Shi’ite group, which is backed by Iran and listed as a terrorist...

U.S.-backed fighters appeared closer to capturing Islamic State’s last pocket in eastern Syria on Tuesday, a victory that would bring the jihadists’ self-proclaimed caliphate to a bloody end. Dozens of trucks were visible moving along a road towards Baghouz, the village on the banks of...

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi sought Tuesday to reassure Europeans that there is broad-based and long-term US support for the transatlantic alliance despite President Donald Trump's harsh criticism. In an implicit message the Republican president is not omnipotent, the most powerful Democrat...