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Hundreds in Syria capital protest US strike

Hundreds of Syrian students gathered on Tuesday outside the United Nations headquarters in Damascus to protest last week's U.S. strike on a government air base. Demonstrators waved the two-star flag of the Syrian government and pictures of President Bashar Assad outside the U.N.'s office in...

Britain urges Putin to end support for 'toxic' Assad

Russia should end its support for "toxic" Syrian President Bashar Assad, British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said Monday ahead of a meeting of G7 foreign ministers in Italy. "It's time for (Russian President) Vladimir Putin to face the truth about the tyrant he is propping up," Johnson...

IranAir may receive first Boeing jet sooner than planned

IranAir may get its first new Boeing jetliner a year earlier than expected under a deal to take jets originally bought by cash-strapped Turkish Airlines, Iranian media and industry sources said. Iran had been expected to receive the first of 80 aircraft ordered from the U.S. planemaker in...

Trump to sell attack planes to Nigeria for Boko Haram fight

The Trump administration will move forward with the sale of high-tech aircraft to Nigeria for its campaign against Boko Haram Islamic extremists despite concerns over abuses committed by the African nation's security forces, according to U.S. officials. Congress is expected to receive formal...