War

In a Damascus cafe, some of the Syrians watching Russia play Egypt in the World Cup faced a dilemma.

Residents of Yemen's rebel-held capital Sanaa marked another Eid al-Fitr holiday under the shadow of war.

BRUSSELS: EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini says the bloc was not in a trade war with anyone but would defend its interests, hours after the US slapped punishing metals tariffs on Europe and other close allies. “The European…

South Korea is seeking to open discussions about formally declaring an end to the war with the nuclear-armed North at a rare inter-Korean summit next week.

GIVAT BRENNER, Israel: The cooing of pigeons fills the air once again in a secluded dovecot that was once part of a top-secret communications project during Israel’s war with its Arab neighbors 70 years ago. It housed carrier pigeons,…

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on Monday said the Afghan war tore apart fabric of plural society in Karachi. "Sindh is the land of Sufis, therefore under the influence of saintly people like Shah Bhittai, Sachal…

BEIJING: China appears to be "winning" its war on air pollution, making so much progress that life expectancy could rise by more than two years, according to a US university study. The Chinese government has been waging a battle to clear…

WASHINGTON: Artificial intelligence and its impact on weapons of the future has made US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis doubt his own theories on warfare. A question on the subject prompted the retired Marine general to give an impromptu…

FORT BENNING:  As a U.S. Army medic, Sergeant First Class Jonathan Ortega admits that when he gets to Afghanistan, his instinct will be to help care for any wounded Afghan troops. It is a feeling he will have to fight. Ortega is heading…

DAMASCUS: Hussein al-Khalaf, aged 13, burst into tears as he sat in his classroom at the Ahmed Baheddine Rajab school near Damascus, recounting why he is learning to read and write for the first time in his life. He was five years old…