The Russian Defense Ministry announced that a group of militants trained by UK private military company Olive are preparing to stage a chemical attack in Syria's Idlib to frame Assad as using chemical weapons against civilians.

Iran's legal challenge against renewed sanctions by the United States goes before the UN's top court Monday.

The South Korean appeal court on Friday extended ex-president Park Geun-hye's prison sentence in a case arising from a corruption scandal that led to mass protests and her dismissal in 2017.

Russia is hoping that representatives of the Kabul government will attend the consultations on Afghanistan in Moscow on September 4, the Russian Foreign Ministry said.

The naval forces of the Yemeni Ansarullah Popular forces fired an anti-ship missile at a Saudi vessel in the Red Sea, a media outlet reported on Friday.

US State Department’s Spokesperson Heather Nauert said that Washington was against a possible purchase of Russian S-400 air defense systems by its allies around the world.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau expressed concern Thursday over reports that human rights activists in Saudi Arabia face the death penalty.

Treasurer Scott Morrison was Friday picked as Australia's new prime minister after a Liberal party coup in a stunning upset against key challenger Peter Dutton.

India and China have agreed to expand their military ties and enhance interaction to ensure peace on their common border, India said after a meeting between the old rivals’ defense ministers.

The Leader of Al-Nusra (Tahrir al-Sham Hay'at or the Levant Liberation Board) Front terrorist group, Abu Mohammad al-Julani, formed a new alliance with the ISIL and Turkistani militants to take part in battles against the Syrian army in regions near the borders with Turkey.