Iran’s army says it air defence systems hit another Israeli F-35 fighter jet. Citing the army’s public relations department, IRNA news agency said the incident occurred in the country’s west. The pilot reportedly ejected from the jet but his current whereabouts remain unknown....

The United States is shifting military resources, including ships, in the Middle East in response to Israel’s strikes on Iran and a possible retaliatory attack by Tehran, two US officials said Friday. The Navy has directed the destroyer USS Thomas Hudner, which is capable of defending...

The Kurdistan Regional Government of Iraq announced a series of new measures for Syrian citizens residing in its territory, aiming to rectify their legal status, exempt them from accumulated late fees, and facilitate the return of those unable to bear the travel expenses to their homeland....

More than 273,000 Syrians who fled their country’s civil war to neighboring Turkey have returned home since the fall of former president Bashar al-Assad in December, Turkey’s vice-president said Friday. “The number of people who have voluntarily returned to Syria since December 8, 2024...