At least seven Afghan policemen were killed when suspected Taliban militants stormed checkpoints overnight in western Badghis Province, officials said.
Turkey says its purchase of Russian S-400 missile defense systems is no reason to exclude the country from the U.S.-led F-35 fighter jet project.
A senior Russian diplomat has confirmed that Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will meet U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo next week in Finland amid simmering tensions between Moscow and Washington over the crisis in Venezuela.
U.S. President Donald Trump talked on the telephone with Russian President Vladimir Putin for more than one hour on May 3, tackling the possibility of a new nuclear accord, the denuclearization of North Korea, and the political situation in Venezuela, the White House said.
U.S. General Tod Wolters has been sworn in as the top military officer of the NATO military alliance.
A Loya Jirga, or grand assembly, has wrapped up in Kabul, with leading Afghan politicians and tribal, ethnic, and religious leaders calling for an immediate cease-fire to help settle the nearly two-decade long conflict in the country.
The head of the U.S. Justice Department has boycotted a House of Representatives Judiciary Committee hearing on Special Counsel Robert Mueller's Russia report, setting up another angry battle between Democrats and U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration.
Qatar has appointed an ambassador to Afghanistan for the first time, as the Persian Gulf nation hosts peace talks aimed at ending the nearly 18-year Afghan war.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed into law a new measure that aims to expand government control over the Internet.
Hundreds of opposition supporters have rallied in a neighborhood of the Venezuelan capital, after opposition leader Juan Guaido called for more antigovernment protests.
At least 111 people have been detained across Russia as opposition activists, communists, and union members marked May Day with rallies, according to an independent group that monitors crackdowns on demonstrations.
A British court has sentenced WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to 50 weeks in jail for breaching his bail conditions.
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