US orders Russia to close consulate and two annexes

Russia has been ordered to close its San Francisco consulate and two trade missions in response to "unwarranted" Russian action, the US has said.

US-led coalition prevents Daesh "fighters" evacuated from Lebanon from reaching east Syria

The U.S.-led coalition has carried out an air strike to block Daesh terrorist group fighters evacuated from Lebanon from reaching eastern Syria, its spokesman told AFP on Wednesday.

Civilian death toll rising in Syria’s Raqqa, NGO warns

At least 27 civilians were killed within the last 48 hours in Syria’s Daesh-held city of Raqqa amid fierce airstrikes carried out by a U.S.-led coalition, according to a local citizen-journalist group.

Saudi Coalition Calls Wrongful Attack on Yemeni Capital 'Technical Mistake'

The coalition airstrike hit a residential area in the south of Sana on Friday, killing at least 14 people.

Man shot after attacking soldiers in Brussels

Belgian soldiers have shot a man who attacked them with a knife in Brussels this evening, leaving him in a critical state in hospital.

Mattis: U.S. considering sending weapons to Ukraine

U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis said Thursday the Trump administration is considering supplying weapons to Ukraine after a meeting with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko in Kiev.

Pyongyang’s main economic lifeline falls as China bans key imports from N. Korea

China has announced a full ban on imports of coal, iron, and seafood, among other goods from North Korea, thus cutting key export revenues for Pyongyang.

KRG to maintain plan for holding independence referendum: Official

Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) will maintain their plan to hold a referendum on independence on Sept. 25, despite a U.S. request to postpone it, a high-ranking Kurdish official told Reuters on Aug. 12.

Risk of US-North Korea war 'very high,' Russian FM Lavrov says

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Friday cautioned that the risks of escalation of tensions between the United States and North Korea were "very high" following the recent war of words between Washington and Pyongyang.

Nagasaki mayor marks 72nd anniversary of atomic bombing

Nagasaki's mayor marked the 72nd anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing in his city Wednesday by demanding Japan join a recently adopted U.N. treaty banning nuclear weapons.

Iraqi VP Urges Immediate Probe into US Attack against Popular Forces

 Iraqi Vice-President Nouri al-Maliki condemned the recent US strikes against Hashd al-Shaabi (popular forces), and urged an immediate probe into the hostile action by Washington troops in his country.

US-Led Coalition Attacks Raqqa National Hospital with Phosphorus Bombs

The US-led coalition, allegedly fighting ISIS in Syria, has attacked the National Hospital in the city of Raqqa with internationally-banned white phosphorus bombs, according to the Deputy Director of the Syrian Arab Red Crescent’s (SARC) branch in Raqqa Dina al-As’ad.

Two U.S. service members killed in Afghanistan convoy attack

Two U.S. service members died Wednesday when a suicide bomber attacked a NATO convoy near Kandahar, Afghanistan, military officials said.

NATO jets violate Finland airspace while intercepting Russian planes

Two NATO jets which were intercepting Russian planes over neutral waters near Estonia briefly violated Finnish airspace, the alliance said.