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Explosions strike Syria's Damascus and Homs, 4 killed

An explosion claimed by the Islamic State group in the central Syrian city of Homs on Tuesday killed at least four people and ...

UN envoy: Liberation of Mosul 'imminent,' IS days numbered

The liberation of the northern Iraqi city of Mosul "is imminent" and the days of the Islamic State extremist group's ...

Hassan Rouhani

Iran's president criticizes US after Trump's sharp words

Iran's newly re-elected President Hassan Rouhani took barbed swipes at the U.S. and its ally Saudi Arabia on Monday, hitting ...

Haley wants UN to shift aid focus to nations hosting Syrians

President Donald Trump's U.N. ambassador called Monday for the U.N. and aid agencies to shift focus in how they support ...

Clashes in Syrian city of Daraa despite it being 'safe zone'

Intense clashes broke out in Syria's Daraa on Monday between government forces and insurgents with both sides shelling parts ...

David Beasley

AP Interview: WFP chief says 600,000 kids risk famine death

A tough-talking former Republican governor with friends in the Trump administration has become the unexpected booster of one ...

Nikki Haley

US ambassador assures Syrian refugees more help is coming

His skull and jaw wrapped in bandages, the young Syrian refugee stared nonchalantly into a small black box at a supermarket ...

Nikki Haley

At refugee camp, Haley vows Trump's US won't abandon Syrians

His skull and jaw wrapped in bandages, the young Syrian refugee stared nonchalantly into a small black box at a supermarket ...

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At Refugee Camp, Haley Promises Continued US Aid

America's ambassador to the United Nations is getting a firsthand look at the refugee crisis spilling over from Syria's civil ...

Donald Trump

The Latest: Trump asks Mideast to extinguish extremism

The Latest on President Donald Trump's first trip abroad (all times local): 11:15 p.m. President Donald Trump is imploring ...

Syria's third largest city Homs clear of opposition

Syria's government announced Sunday the country's third largest city Homs— once named the capital of the revolt against ...

The Latest: Homes declared fully under government control

The Latest on Syria developments (all times local): 8:15 p.m. A Syrian official has declared the country's third largest city ...

Donald Trump, Melania Trump

The Latest: Trump gets royal treatment from Saudis.

The Latest on President Donald Trump's first trip abroad (all times local): 4:15 a.m. President Donald Trump is getting the ...

Hassan Rouhani

Iran's president trounces hard-liner to secure second term

Iran's moderate President Hassan Rouhani trounced a hard-line challenger to secure re-election Saturday, saying his country ...

Last batch of rebels leaving central Homs in Syria

The final batch of opposition fighters and their families began leaving a besieged neighborhood in the central city of Homs ...

The Latest: Celebrations across Tehran after Rouhani win

The Latest on Iran's presidential election (all times local): 10 p.m. Tens of thousands of supporters of President Hassan ...

Donald Trump, Melania Trump

In draft of speech, Trump using softer language about Islam

President Donald Trump will use his first visit to the Middle East to call for unity in the fight against radicalism in the ...

Syria says US airstrike killed several soldiers near Jordan

A Syrian military official said Friday that an aerial "aggression" by the U.S.-led coalition on a government military ...

Bashar Assad, Faleh al-Fayadth

US airstrike hits pro-Syria government forces for first time

A U.S. airstrike struck pro-Syrian government forces that the coalition said posed a threat to American troops and allied ...

The Latest: US: Pro-Syrian forces hit in strike posed threat

The Latest Syria developments (all times local): 10:35 p.m. The U.S.-led coalition fighting the Islamic State group says it ...