Elements of the Islamic State group are working to rebuild in western Syria, where the US has little visibility or presence, the top US commander for the Middle East warned Wednesday. In the region west of the Euphrates River where the Syrian regime is in control "conditions are as bad or...

Joe Biden and Kamala Harris pushed past their one-time political rivalry to deliver an aggressive attack on the character and performance of President Donald Trump in their historic first appearance as running mates. The physical debut of the Democratic ticket Wednesday was without parallel...

Turkey on Wednesday confirmed 1,212 new cases of the coronavirus bringing the tally to 244,392, according to Health Minister Fahrettin Koca. The country also confirmed 934 more recoveries, pushing the total to 227,089, said Koca. Meanwhile, 18 more people lost their lives to the virus...

 Syrian President Bashar al Assad said Wednesday that sweeping new US sanctions amounted to a new stage of economic warfare against his government and were part of Washington's long- standing efforts to "choke" Syrians' living standards. In a statement, Assad also blamed the sanctions,...