President Donald Trump and his top advisors have often scoffed at government support of green energy. His chief strategist called it “madness.” But the largest U.S. government agency - the Department of Defense - plans to forge ahead under the new administration with a decade-long effort...

The U.S.-led coalition effort against ISIS is killing the group's fighters more quickly than it can replace them, a senior British general said on Tuesday, with more than 45,000 killed by coalition air strikes up to August last year. On Tuesday, U.S.-backed Iraqi forces continued their...

As the Turkey-backed Free Syrian Army (FSA) combs for landmines and booby-traps in recently recaptured Al-Bab, some local families who escaped Daesh’s grip have begun returning to their homes. FSA fighters are warning returnees to tread cautiously when reentering their homes due to the...

Russia and China on Tuesday vetoed a Western-backed UN resolution that would have imposed sanctions on Syria over chemical weapons use, as peace talks in Geneva showed no signs of progress on ending the nearly six-year war. The Security Council resolution drafted by Britain, France and the...