China has assured the Philippines it will not occupy new features or territory in the South China Sea, under a new status quo brokered by Manila as both sides try to strengthen their relations, the Philippine defense minister said. The minister, Delfin Lorenzana, told a congressional hearing...

Guam officials were "ecstatic" Tuesday as North Korea appeared to back away from its threat to fire four missiles towards the U.S. territory in the western Pacific. "There doesn't appear to be any indication, based on what we're hearing, that there will be any missiles attacking in the near...

The Syrian army and its allies advanced in the central Syrian desert on Monday and could soon encircle a Daesh (ISIS) pocket, part of a multi-pronged thrust into eastern areas held by the militant group. A Syrian military source said the Syrian army and its allies had taken a number of...

Six militia groups will take part in a planned military operation to recapture Iraq’s northwestern city of Tal Afar, a militia member said Monday. The groups are part of the Hashd al-Shaabi militia, a Shia paramilitary force that has been providing support to government forces in the...