Russian president on Sunday supported the idea of forming a unified European army. "Europe is a powerful economic entity and union. For this reason, it is very natural for member countries to want to be independent and sovereign in defense and security," Vladimir Putin told Russia Today...

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo pledged on Sunday to hold accountable those responsible for the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Pompeo had a phone call with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, said State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert. "The Secretary...

Health and security officials in the Gaza Strip say at least six Palestinians have been killed and six others wounded by Israeli forces who carried out a ground incursion in the besieged enclave. Ashraf al-Qidra, spokesperson for the Ministry of Health in Gaza, said in a statement the...

Top Saudi intelligence officials close to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman asked a small group of businessmen last year about using private companies to assassinate Iranian enemies of the kingdom, according to three people familiar with the discussions. The Saudis inquired at a time...

A Kurdish-led force backed by a U.S.-led anti-militant coalition said Sunday that it was resuming its offensive against Daesh (ISIS) in eastern Syria. The Syrian Democratic Forces, an Arab-Kurdish alliance, had announced it was suspending its operation in Deir al-Zor on October 31 after...

Saudi Arabia, the world's top crude exporter, said Sunday it will cut oil output from next month, as major producers held a key meeting to discuss shoring up sliding prices. Saudi Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih announced the kingdom was cutting its supplies by 500,000 barrels per day from...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian activists voiced concern about the fate of the Syrian refugees returning from Lebanon after a statement by the Lebanese Caretaker Minister for Refugee Affairs who assured that 20 Syrian refugees who had returned from Lebanon to Syria had been killed by regime...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Hayat Tahrir al-Sham jihadist group has attacked regime army in the coastal Latakia province overnight, killing at least 8 troops and wounding others, sources told Zaman al-Wasl. The attack in the mountainous region of Jabal al-Turkman followed the death of 8 regime...

The head of investigations at the Turkish Daily Sabah newspaper has told Al Jazeera that Jamal Khashoggi's last words were "I'm suffocating ... Take this bag off my head, I'm claustrophobic", according to an audio recording from inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul.  Khashoggi, a...

U.S. President Donald Trump and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan discussed how to respond to the killing last month of Saudi dissident Jamal Khashoggi, a White House official said Sunday. The conversation took place during a Saturday dinner with heads of state gathered in Paris...

World leaders gathered in Paris will lead global commemorations Sunday to mark 100 years since the end of World War I at a time of growing nationalism and diplomatic tensions. Around 70 leaders including U.S. and Russian Presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin will mark the centenary of the...

The U.S. military says American and Iraqi forces killed more than 50 Daesh (ISIS) militants, including several commanders, in northern Iraq last month. U.S. Central Command said Sunday that an Oct. 30 operation in Salahuddin province killed five Daesh leaders and more than 30 other militants,...

At least 61 combatants have been killed in clashes in Yemen's flashpoint Hodeida, medics and a military source said Sunday, and dozens of wounded taken to hospitals outside the city. Medics in the Red Sea city reported 43 Houthi rebels and nine loyalists killed in clashes over the past 24...

Turkish president on Saturday said 15-member hit squad, who arrived at Saudi Consulate in Istanbul on Oct. 2, “certainly knows” who killed journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Speaking to journalists before his flight to France, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said: “These 18 people or...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump chatted for a while on Saturday during a dinner hosted by the French leader. Erdogan arrived in Paris on Saturday at the invitation of French President Emmanuel Macron to attend the Armistice Day...

Three men authorities say set up a booby trap on a walking and bike path in Portland, Oregon, that injured a female cyclist have been taken into custody. KOIN-TV reports that 23-year-old Justin J. Jones, 27-year-old Antonio R. Tolman-Duran and 21-year-old Dakota E. Murphy were arrested...

Two people were found dead and scores of houses from the celebrity mansions of Malibu to the mobile homes of seniors in the suburbs burned in a pair of wildfires that stretched across more than 100 square miles of Southern California, authorities said Saturday. The two bodies were found...

Turkey's president said Saturday that at least seven soldiers were killed and 25 others wounded in an explosion at an ammunition depot at a base in the southeast. The Defense Ministry previously said Friday that 25 soldiers were wounded and seven others were missing following an...

The information minister of Yemen's internationally recognized government says his counterpart in the rebel administration has fled the country and defected to neighboring Saudi Arabia. Moammar al-Iryani said Saturday that his rebel counterpart, Abdel-Salam Ali Gaber, arrived in Saudi...

Flash floods after heavy rains in Kuwait killed one man Saturday and damaged roads, bridges and homes, officials said, as several oil firms and ministries announced a state of emergency. The health ministry said the man, aged 30, was swept away by the flooding as he tried to rescue his...