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Pentagon: Syria oil revenue going to Kurdish fighters
The goal is to allow the SDF to build up their strength on the de-ISIS campaign says spokesperson
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Iran resumes uranium enrichment at Fordow plant in new stepback from deal
After the deadline it set for the remaining parties to the nuclear agreement expired to mitigate US penalties
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Public hearings in Trump impeachment probe start next week
He is accused of abusing the office of president
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Afghan peace talks in the wake of presidential vote
The Afghan govt stands on high political ground, whereas the Taliban have lost the edge they had before the election
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Re-assessing Pakistan-US centrality
The solution lies in recalibrating counterterrorism which is possible if Pakistan-US security cooperation continues
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Syrian offensive: Who did the Americans really betray?
It may be dangerous to be America’s enemy, but to be America’s friend is fatal
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US white supremacist charged with synagogue bomb plot
He was arrested by undercover FBI agents who provided him with fake explosives
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US formally starts withdrawal from Paris climate accord
He pulled out despite mounting evidence of the reality and impact of climate change
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US diplomat tells impeachment probe she was urged to tweet support for Trump
Mike Pompeo says he quit his post after State Dept did not defend Yovanovitch from criticism by Trump
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Ross says licenses for US companies to sell to Huawei coming ‘shortly’
President Donald Trump promised in June to provide some relief to firms that did business with Huawei
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Trump brushes off report of smugglers cutting through border wall
A cordless reciprocating saw that sells for as little as $100 can slice through the wall in minutes
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WTO authorises Chinese tariffs on $3.6b in US goods
China had asked the WTO for permission to hit the US with more than $7 billion in tariffs in the case
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The US remains in the Paris accord, for now
Technical aspects over its implementation remain to be ironed out including matters of accounting for emissions
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Donald Trump jokes that Melania wouldn't cry if he were shot
US president also reportedly quipped he wouldn’t recommend getting shot as a weight loss plan
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Forty years on, hostage crisis poisons Iran-US ties
Diplomatic relations between Iran and the US have been frozen since 1980
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US looking at new ISIS leader and role in organisation: US official
The militant group appoints a successor to Baghdadi identified as Abu Ibrahim al-Hashemi al-Quraishi
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Trump announces new acting US homeland security chief
His former acting secretary McAleenan served in the role for six months
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Moving forward on Afghan talks
It would be sensible if US sorts out options of Afghan peace than discoursing China’s containment in Afghanistan
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US House formalises Trump impeachment process in landmark vote
Trump calls on Republicans to support him
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Islamic State vows revenge against US for Baghdadi killing
According to analysts, whoever emerges as the new leader will have to pull the group back together as a fighting force
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America's gun violence survivors on life after the bullet
Horrifying tales of three victims of mass shootings
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New IS leader could replace Baghdadi in weeks: US official
As the militant group possesses the ability to command some 14,000 fighters dispersed across Syria and Iraq
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Pentagon releases video, photos of Baghdadi raid
In addition to Baghdadi and the two children, four women and one man were killed at the compound
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British family to sue American suspected of killing their son
The family already filed a lawsuit against the British govt for letting the accused leave the country
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In historic vote, US House recognises 'Armenian genocide'
Turkey strongly denies the accusation of genocide and says that both Armenians and Turks died as a result of WW-I
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IS silent on Baghdadi death as it searches for successor
Many IS supporters have voiced disbelief or dismissed the news of Baghdadi's killing as fake
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War by other means: geo-economics and statecraft
With 38,000 civilians killed, US is using Afghanistan to influence the Great Game that pits China together with Russia
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US welcomes proposed intra-Afghan talks in China
There is some confusion about when the talks will take place
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IS chief Baghdadi buried at sea by US military
An inside source was responsible for leading US forces to his hideout, says Kurdish official
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With Baghdadi gone, who is heir to the 'caliph' of Da'ish
IS social media channels have not confirmed Trump's announcement of Baghdadi's death
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Trump wins big with Baghdadi death, intends to milk it
The 45th president has long struggled, politically speaking, with the mantle of commander-in-chief
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Baghdadi's aide was key to his capture: Iraqi intelligence sources
'Baghdadi was believed to have been in Idlib for about six months'
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'The Ghost': Baghdadi who oversaw Da'ish rise and fall
IS chief killed himself during a US Special Forces' raid by igniting a suicide vest in northwest Syria
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Afghan, US forces kill over 80 Taliban fighters
Taliban claim IED attack on convoy of US forces in Kandahar
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Top US negotiator in Kabul to brief Afghan government
Zalmay Khalilzad's visit comes after meetings with the Taliban in Pakistan
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Russia accuses US of 'banditry' in protecting Syria's oil
After US Defense Secretary said troops were reinforcing their positions in oilfields near the Syrian-Iraqi border
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Russian woman convicted by US of being agent returns home
She acted as a foreign agent for Russia by infiltrating a gun rights group
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Moscow, Damascus deploy forces to Syria-Turkey border
The deadly incursion killed hundreds and caused 300,000 people to flee their homes
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Backlash as US govt opens criminal probe into Russia investigation
White House struggled to push back against an impeachment investigation targeting the Republican president
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NGOs claim Turkey forcibly deported refugees to Syria
Turkish foreign ministry rejects the accusations saying it wants refugees to return in a safe and honourable manner
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US lawmakers pen letter to Indian envoy, raise concerns over situation in IOK
Urge Indian govt to give access to Congress members, foreign journalists into the occupied valley
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Lessons learned from the stalled Afghan peace talks
The US and Nato will remain those external actors whose exit is inevitable
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North-South gas pipeline project in doldrums
Despite Pakistan’s requests, Russia unable to provide firm free from US sanctions for the project
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US two-thirds of way to 'edge of civil a war': poll
77% of voters from all political affiliations believe political, racial, class divisions in US getting worse
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US welcomes Kartarpur corridor agreement between Pakistan, India
State Department says an increase in people to people ties is 'good news'
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US to boost troops protecting Syrian oil as Kurds start pullback
As Russian forces begin patrolling the flashpoint Syrian-Turkish frontier
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Erdogan urges US to hand over SDF chief to Turkey
While a group of senators push for US visa for the Kurdish leader to enable a visit to Washington
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Bernie Sanders promises to use executive order to legalise marijuana
He says the war on drugs has disproportionately targeted people of color, ruined the lives of millions of Americans
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Turkey 'heading in wrong direction' over Syria: US
The onus is on Turkey's NATO allies to now work together to strengthen partnership with the US
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Afghan rivals to meet in China after US talks stall
The intra-Afghan dialogue has been running parallel to the talks between the insurgents and the US