Peace prospects look bleak in Myanmar as a civil war rages despite international pressure on the military four years after it seized power from an elected civilian government ...

A decadeslong history of violent conflict is among the reasons that countries in the region are opposed to providing a haven for the war-weary Gazans.

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Now, foreign countries are trying to steer Syria’s new de facto leaders toward an inclusive government free of sectarian ...

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"Only" a public inquiry seems able to "get to the bottom of what goes wrong with policy and administration, and why", said ...

Myanmar's ruling military has extended a state of emergency for another six months, state media reported on Friday, a day ahead of the four-year anniversary of a coup that plunged the country into ...

Ukrainian military sources believe NK retreat goals: analyze their mistakes, tend to their wounded and/or await troop reinforcements Kim Jong Un is about to send to the region, as reports suggest.

Trump Officials Fire Jan. 6 Prosecutors and Plan Possible F.B.I. Purge The move to scrutinize thousands of F.B.I. agents was a powerful indication that President Trump has few qualms deploying law ...

North Korea sent its best troops to aid Russia in its war against Ukraine. But after months of suffering severe losses, they have been taken off the front line. The police said they had yet to ...