Three militants of the Russian-backed Palestinian Liwa al-Quds were killed on Friday in an ambush carried out by Islamic State in the Syrian desert, targeted two vehicles east of Palmyra city in the eastern countryside of Homs. Two more militants were wounded in the ambush of the Sabkhet...

NEW YORK - The U.N. Security Council has scheduled an emergency open meeting on the attack on Ukraine’s largest nuclear power plant. The meeting, to be held at 1630GMT Friday, was requested by the United States, United Kingdom, France, Ireland, Norway and Albania. Council diplomats...

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian forces battled for control of a crucial energy-producing city in Ukraine's south on Thursday and gained ground in their bid to cut off the country from the sea, as Ukrainian leaders called on citizens to rise up and wage guerrilla war against the invaders. The...

WASHINGTON — The Pentagon has established a channel of direct communication with the Russian ministry of defense to avoid unintended conflict related to the war in Ukraine. A U.S. defense official said the “de-confliction line” was established March 1 “for the purpose of preventing...