President Donald Trump has stepped back from new military action against Iran after its missile strikes on Iraqi bases housing U.S. troops caused no casualties but he told Iran he would tighten already crippling U.S. sanctions. Trump and Iranian officials looked to defuse a crisis that on...

The head of Libya’s UN-recognized Government of National Accord (GNA) met European Parliament's president on Wednesday to discuss the ongoing situation in Libya.  Fayez al-Sarraj after the meeting told Anadolu Agency that as the UN-recognized government, and as a legitimate...

Iraq's President Barham Saleh Wednesday condemned Iran's missile strikes on Iraqi bases where US and other foreign troops are based, saying he feared "dangerous developments" in the region. "We condemn the Iranian missile bombing that hit military installations on Iraqi territory and renew...

The presidents of Turkey and Russia formally launched the TurkStream pipeline Wednesday which will carry Russian natural gas to southern Europe through Turkey, part of Moscow's efforts to reduce shipments via Ukraine. The pipeline project, stretching 930 km (580 miles) across the Black Sea,...