The Iraqi army and Sunni tribal fighters have dislodged Islamic State from the al-Waleed border crossing into Syria, an Iraqi military statement said on Saturday. The capture of al-Waleed removes Islamic State fighters from the vicinity of a U.S. base located on the other side of the border,...

The United Nations special mediator for Syria, Staffan de Mistura, wants to start a fresh round of talks between Syrian factions on July 10, his office said on Saturday. Since a resumption of negotiations last year, there have been multiple rounds brokered by the United Nations between...

A solemn Queen Elizabeth II marked a minute of silence Saturday for victims of the London high-rise inferno that killed at least 30 people as exhausted firefighters continued their grim search for more bodies. Public anger was mounting as residents and neighbors demanded answers for how the...

The Syrian military has announced the cessation of all combat operations in the southern city of Daraa for 48 hours in support of national reconciliation. The announcement Saturday comes days after the contested city witnessed some of the worst fighting in months amid fears by opposition...