The U.N. Security Council approved a resolution Tuesday extending humanitarian aid deliveries to 4.1 million people in Syria’s rebel-held northwest for just six months in a victory for Russia. The vote was 12-0 with the United States, Britain and France abstaining. The three veto-wielding...

The US military says it has killed the leader of ISIL (ISIS) group in Syria in a drone strike outside Jandaris, northwest Syria, with another senior ISIL official “seriously injured”. Maher al-Agal, one of the top five ISIL leaders was killed, said US Central Command (CENTCOM) on Tuesday...

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian authorities said Tuesday that their forces targeted a Russian ammunition depot in southern Ukraine with overnight, resulting in a massive explosion captured on social media. The Ukrainian military’s southern command said a rocket strike targeted the depot...

Japan's former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was assassinated Friday by a gunman who opened fire on him as he delivered a campaign speech on a street in western Japan. Here's a global look at other high-profile assassinations in the 21st century: — Oct. 15, 2021: British lawmaker David...