HMS Queen Elizabeth plans to visit South China Sea for seven-month voyage that began in May

US Secretary of State also flags democracy and human rights concerns during visit to Central America

Deployment will aid US troops' withdrawal from Afghanistan

Top US diplomat on last leg of first official visit to Mideast to bolster support for Israel's secur

Tour was Blinken's first official visit to Middle East as top US diplomat

Top US diplomat began in Israel, underscoring support for its security and pledging reconstruction a

This is the secretary of state's first trip to the region as the top US diplomat, He will meet with

Gaza facing dual medical crises, treating the injured from the fighting and coping with a surge in c

The truce, which took effect early Friday morning, continues to hold after 11 days of fighting

Fresh rounds of fighting caught administration unprepared as it attempts to craft broader Middle Eas

There were no immediate reports of casualties from the rocket fire in Israel, but local media report

As the occupying power, the UN says Israel would be in violation of international humanitarian law w

Top US diplomat visits Kyiv to show support for Ukraine in face of Moscow's provocative actions,' a

Trip aims to 'reaffirm unwavering US support for country's sovereignty and territorial integrity in

Trip aims to 'reaffirm unwavering US support for country's sovereignty and territorial integrity in

A surprise late-February truce has effectively halted years of frequent exchanges of artillery, mort

Biden administration seeks progress on political agreement that can improve chances of stability in

Free Burma Rangers also say thousands displaced by airstrikes, ground attacks in violation of junta-

Taliban want Washington to stick to May 1 deadline to remove troops as outlined in 2020 US-Taliban a

Riyadh offered concessions, but Houthi rebels were dismissive.

The Houthis offered no immediate comment to the proposal

Top US diplomat to meet with NATO, EU officials this week

Analysts suggest that faced by growing Middle East isolation, Ankara is set to pivot towards the Cau

Former top US official on Iran Elliott Abrams, who served under President Donald Trump, tells VOA Pe

Former top US official on Iran Elliott Abrams, who served under President Donald Trump, tells VOA Pe

Former deputy secretary of state has pledged to rebuild US diplomatic corps

Sudan agreed to sign the accords in part so the US would remove it from its list of state sponsors o

Pentagon cites threats from Iran

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he will win again

The country's fourth election in under two years brings an unprecedented threat to Prime Minister Be

Senior US military official tells VOA there were troubling indicators in Iraq' recently that Iran o

During visit to Afghan capital, Prime Minister Imran Khan says his government will do its utmost to

Palestinians say the move will make a future Palestinian state impossible as it will divide between

The State Department says the trip will focus on counterterrorism and religious freedom

US envoy to UN, Kelly Craft, said recent breakthroughs in normalization of relations between Israel

The lunar network will be part of the US space agency's efforts to return humans to the moon by 2024

Truce mediated by Russia will allow sides to exchange prisoners, recover dead

Azerbaijan has not responded to a call by France, the United States and Russia

Analysts say Jordan is concerned the recent Israel-UAE deal - and any that could follow - will scutt

Developments come as President Ashraf Ghani announces his government will soon complete release of 5

Pope Francis throws his support behind a UN Security Council resolution calling for a halt to confli

Greek-Turkish tensions rising in the face of Turkey's threat to send more migrants into the EU throu

During Israel visit, US secretary of state reportedly calls on Prime Minister Netanyahu to 'consider

The issue at hand is whether to make it easier for the president to fire the head of the agency that

As the latest round of UN-mediated talks between rival military leaders wrapped up in Geneva, both s

United Nations says Libya's warring sides have resumed talks in Geneva

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is departing Thursday on a major trip, his first official visit to su

First round in Geneva last week failed to yield an agreement

Palestinians say plan is a non-starter

The mosque is in the Arab neighborhood of Beit Safafa, in annexed east Jerusalem

Sediq Sediqqi, spokesperson for Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, says Taliban's commitment to anything

Antonio Guterres said it is imperative to get a cease-fire and move to political talks to restore pe

After the Afghan Taliban announced a seven to 10-day cease-fire with US troops and a reduction in vi

It is not clear if the ex-general will also agree to withdraw his forces from around the capital

A look at Qassem Soleimani, Iran's most powerful commander, who was killed in a U.S. airstrike, Jan.