New Delhi (AFP) – At the age of four, Arif Mohammad Khan put on skis for the first time, just a few kilometres from the Line of Control that divides the disputed, conflict-ridden region of Kashmir. It was to be the start of a difficult journey that will culminate in him being the only...

President Joe Biden on Monday announced he's designating Qatar a major non-NATO ally, a largely symbolic honor but one that was meant to convey his administration's gratitude for the tiny Persian Gulf nation's assistance during last year's U.S. evacuations in Afghanistan and in ending last...

The boy had dark brown hair coated in white dust, and on his chin were the wispy beginnings of a beard. On Sunday, his body and that of another youth were found lying on a dirt road behind the prison in northeastern Syria where a Kurdish-led force, backed by the U.S. military, fought for...

Lebanon's security forces busted at least 17 suspected Israeli spy networks in one of the largest nationwide crackdowns in recent years, state-run National News Agency (NNA) reported Monday. Those networks operated both "locally and regionally," Lebanese Interior Minister Bassam Mawlawi was...