Most of the world still pictures Iraq as an endless war zone—but what does it actually feel like to stand in its streets ...

Defense bill advances as US seizes tanker, visa checks tighten, and Asia tensions rise. Here’s your Thursday morning brief, December 11, 2025.

When President Donald Trump suspended the refugee program, he left thousands stranded worldwide. Many had prepared for new ...

For the first time in more than 25 years, a NATO ministerial meeting has taken place without the US Secretary of State ...

The U.S. Department of State keeps a well-maintained log of international travel advisories, designed to help Americans make ...

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has visited Iraq to mark the end of the political mission established in 2003 in the ...

The State Department has issued changes to a number of advisories this week, including a change in its summary for Syria, ...

Two soldiers and a civilian interpreter were killed while supporting counterterror operations, the Pentagon said. They are ...

Shots were fired at Syrian and U.S. forces in central Syria during a visit by American troops to a historic town. The attack ...

President Donald Trump says that “we will retaliate” after two U.S. service members and one American civilian were killed in ...

Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko has hosted a U.S. envoy for talks in Minsk, the latest step in the isolated leader’s ...

An assailant opened fire at Syrian and U.S. forces on Saturday during a visit by American troops to a historic central town, leaving several wounded, Syria’s state media and ...