Mattis on unannounced visit to Kabul. Afghan defense and army chiefs resign
April 24, 2017, 5:52 PM (IDT) US Secretary of Defense James Mattis arrived in Kabul Monday on an unannounced visit on the day that...
At least 26 killed in Islamist gun attack on Egyptian Christians
May 26, 2017, 3:28 PM (IDT) Masked gunmen in Egyptian military uniforms Friday stopped a bus carrying Coptic Christians from the southern town of...
Mattis: US to continue giving Kurds weapons after Raqqa battle
June 27, 2017, 3:52 PM (IDT) US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Tuesday that Washington would continue to provide weapons to Kurdish-led Syrian forces...
Trump under NKorean and Iranian missile siege
July 29, 2017, 5:05 PM (IDT) In the same 48-hour time frame, North Korea and Iran both managed to rattle the West by successfully...
US freezes military aid to Lebanon when Hizballah frees ISIS fighters
August 30, 2017, 6:56 PM (IDT) A furious Trump administration halted military assistance to the Lebanese army Wednesday, Aug. 30, when a Hizballah-brokered deal...
IDF's Azaria will not start serving sentence until verdict on appeal
March 2, 2017, 5:21 PM (IDT) The IDF's appeals court ruled on Thursday that Elor Azaria, who was sentenced in February to 18 months...
Iraq hits ISIS in Syria – with Russia, without US
February 25, 2017, 4:29 PM (IDT) The Iraqi air force Friday, Feb. 24, conducted its first ever bombardment of the Islamic State in Syria....
St. Petersburg metro blasts kill 10, injure 60
April 3, 2017, 5:16 PM (IDT) Two explosions on the metro system of St. Petersburg, Russia’s second city Monday, April 3, left at least...
US House approves tighter sanctions on North Korea
May 5, 2017, 8:50 AM (IDT) By a vote of 419 to 1, the US House of Representatives Thursday approved tightened sanctions on North...
First report: Man shot attacking police near Notre Dame, Paris
June 6, 2017, 6:02 PM (IDT) A man with a hammer assaulted a police officer near Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. He was shot...