Germans say they want a powerful military and EU nuclear deterrent to replace US hegemony, discomfiting Russia.

The new unity deal also calls for a cease-fire. Government forces have taken over a number of strategic assets from the ...

In the space of two days, the Syrian military, aided by tribal militia, has driven Kurdish forces from wide swathes of northern Syria that they have held for more than a decade.

Government forces have seized a strategic town and oil fields in northeastern Syria. The move on Sunday is part of an ongoing ...