U.S. President Donald Trump has approved the supplying of weapons to Kurdish forces battling ISIS in Syria, a US official said Tuesday. The funding "to provide support to the YPG has been approved," the official said on condition of anonymity. "The approval is effective immediately but...

Afghan security forces are battling Taliban insurgents blocking a main route into the northern city of Kunduz with improvised explosives, officials said Tuesday, as fears grew local residents could be forced to flee the city. Heavy fighting has been underway for days around Kunduz, a city...

Chinese President Xi Jinping pledged to protect the Paris Agreement on curbing climate change during a phone call with French President-elect Emmanuel Macron Tuesday. China and France "should protect the achievements of global governance, including the Paris Agreement", Xi told Macron,...

A senior Israeli official telephoned Turkey's ambassador Tuesday to express indignation over Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan accusing the Jewish state of apartheid and anti-Muslim discrimination, diplomatic sources said. Foreign ministry director general Yuval Rotem spoke with...