The U.S. effort to fight ISIS will refocus on Syria as troops draw down from Iraq over the next year, a defense official said.
US reduces total number of troops in Iraq amid shift in bases
The U.S. is reducing the number of troops in Iraq from 2,500 to under 2,000, while leaving Al-Asad Air Base in Western Iraq.
Bangladesh coach Sarwar Imran returns to work days after suffering minor stroke
He had attended team training on Wednesday and was at Bangladesh's seven-wicket win over Pakistan for the duration of that game ...
IND vs WI highlights, 1st Test Day 1: India 121/2 vs West Indies at stumps, trail by 41 runs in Ahmedabad
Earlier in the day West Indies skipper Roston Chase won the toss and opted to bat first against Shubman Gill's India at the Narendra Modi stadium ...
Trump must triple severely outdated nuke arsenal to outpace China and Russia, report warns
New analysis warns the U.S. nuclear force designed in 2010 cannot handle current global threats and proposes massive expansion including forward deployment to Europe.
The rise of Israel’s finance minister, Bezalel Smotrich
Israel's finance minister has become arguably the most influential man in the country, alongside Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. He's an ultranationalist and a West Bank settler who has repeatedly ...
COMMENT: How Kyrgyzstan is becoming a Chinese province
Central Asia lies at the crossroads of major geopolitical and regional interests. Until recently, the countries of the region managed to balance between Russia, China, Turkey, and the collective West.
Israel says more strikes are coming against a Hezbollah-run financial institution
BEIRUT — Israel said late Monday it planned to carry out more strikes in Lebanon against a Hezbollah-run financial institution that it targeted the night before and which it says uses customers’ ...
Bank of Israel holds rates, warns over Israel’s growing isolation
The Bank of Israel kept short-term interest rates unchanged on Monday, citing Israel's push deeper into Gaza along with persistent inflation, while warning over the impact of the country's growing ...
Donor nations agree on emergency financial aid package for the Palestinian Authority
A group of nations providing financial assistance to the Palestinian Authority has agreed to an emergency package increasing the support, Norway’s foreign ministry says.