China vows countermeasures in response to US high-ranking officials' Taiwan visits

China will take legitimate countermeasures in response to recent visits of U.S. high-ranking officials to Taiwan, including measures targeting relevant individuals, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson said Monday.

Ukraine-US Military Exercises Begin As Russia Holds Drills in Belarus

Ukraine and the United States launched joint military exercises on Thursday, two days after Russia began joint military drills with forces in neighbouring Belarus.

US Apache choppers circle Russian military convoy in northeastern Syria

The U.S. Coalition forces are apparently changing their strategy when confronting Russian troops in Syria after a recent provocation resulted in American troops suffering injuries in the northeastern part of the country.

US sanctions 'ruining lives', Iran tells United Nations court

Iran urged the UN's top court on Wednesday to hear its bid to overturn US nuclear sanctions, saying they were destroying the Iranian economy and "ruining millions of lives".

Trump warns Iran that any attack will face retaliation ‘1,000 times greater in magnitude’

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday, that any Iranian attack against the U.S. people will face a response 1,000 times stronger.

US puts block on Chinese products from Uighur 'forced labor'

The US announced Monday it would block a range of Chinese products made by "forced labor" in the Xinjiang region, including from a "vocational" center that it branded a "concentration camp" for Uighur minorities.

B-1 bombers fly over Arctic's East Siberian Sea in show of force

Three Texas-based B-1 bombers flew a 14-hour mission over the East Siberian Sea, near Russia, to Alaska this week in a show of force.

Iran Warns Americans to Leave Army Maneuver Zone

The Iranian military said it has warned the US to take its drones out of the area in which the Army is conducting a military exercise.

China's New AWACS Ready for South China Sea Missions, Military Says

A latest variation of China's KJ-500 airborne early warning and control system (AWACS), equipped with a probe that can allow the plane to receive aerial refueling and greatly extend its range and endurance, was recently spotted at a naval aviation regiment base under the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Southern Theater Command.

Pentagon to withdraw 2,200 U.S. troops from Iraq this month

The Pentagon will scale down the U.S. military presence in Iraq this month by more than 2,000 troops, the top commander in the Middle East said Wednesday.

Four US Troops Allegedly Injured After Altercation With Russians in Syria, Reports Say

Four US soldiers were reportedly wounded during an altercation with Russian troops in northern Syria, US media outlet Politico reported on Wednesday, citing a draft Defence Department statement and an unnamed source.

Syrian Army, US military clash in Qamishli countryside

The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) blocked a U.S. military convoy from bypassing the Rasho checkpoint near the small village of Tal Al-Dahab on Monday.

Iran dismisses claim of seizure of Iranian tankers as "lie"

 Iran's Ambassador to Venezuela Hojat Soltani reacted to the false news on the seizure of four Iranian tankers by the US and termed it as yet another lie by the propaganda machine of the Imperialism of America.

US Imposes Libya Sanctions on 3 Individuals, Entity in Malta, Treasury Says

The United States has imposed new sanctions on three individuals and an entity based in Malta for allegedly smuggling fuel from and drugs to Libya, the Treasury Department said in a statement on Thursday.

Most Germans in favor of US troops’ pull-out from their country – poll

Donald Trump is withdrawing US troops from Germany to ‘punish’ Berlin for buying Russian gas and for not contributing enough to NATO, but a fresh survey shows that people in that country are actually glad that’s he doing so. 

Syria says US ‘stealing’ oil after American energy firm signs deal with Kurdish "rebels"

The Syrian government has accused the US of “stealing” the country’s oil reserves, which Washington claimed to be protecting from terrorists. American lawmakers admitted that a deal has been signed with Kurdish "rebels".

China hopes North Korea, US to break deadlock through dialogue: FM spokesman

China hopes North Korea and the US adhere to dialogue and meet each other halfway to find solutions to break the deadlock and make practical efforts to push forward political settlement of Peninsula issues, a spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Thursday.

Kim says North Korea no longer bound by nuclear test moratorium

North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un said on Wednesday that his country was no longer bound by a self-imposed moratorium on testing nuclear and long-range ballistic missiles for disarmament talks with the United States.

US Taking Revenge on Iraq’s Hashd al-Sha'abi for Destroying Daesh : IRAN

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei strongly condemned the US for killing members of Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Units (known as Hashd al-Sha'abi) and said Washington is taking revenge against the forces for destroying Daesh (ISIS or ISIL).

All illegal foreign forces in Syria will be treated as aggression: Deputy FM

Syrian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants, Faisal Al-Miqdad, said that any illegal foreign presence on Syrian soil will be treated as an aggression and occupation of Syrian territory.