The U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces militia said it thwarted an attempted Islamic State group suicide bomb attack early on Wednesday during a last-stand battle for the jihadist group’s final enclave. The SDF has said the battle for Baghouz, a collection of hamlets and farmland near...

The military fight against the Islamic State group may be nearing an end, but one Yazidi doctor treating survivors is soldiering on against unseen scars the jihadists carved into her community. "They tell me that wherever they go, they have pain. They can never forget what happened," said...

Venezuelan officials reported blackouts easing in some areas Tuesday, as the chief prosecutor said opposition leader Juan Guaido is being investigated for allegedly sabotaging the national power grid, whose collapse has inflicted misery on millions. The announcement by Tarek William Saab,...

Venezuela has given U.S diplomats 72 hours to leave the country, Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza said Tuesday. “U.S. diplomatic personnel must leave Venezuela in the next 72 hours,” Arreaza said on Twitter. If the U.S. wants to reestablish ties with Venezuela, this can only happen...