US, Taliban close to ‘reduction in violence’ agreement
KATHY GANNON and DEB RIECHMANN
Associated Press
ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Taliban have issued an ultimatum to Washington after weeks of talks with a U.S....
US troops clash with pro-government group in northeast Syria
ALBERT AJI and ANDREW WILKS
Associated Press
DAMASCUS (AP) — A Syrian was killed and another was wounded when government supporters attacked American troops and tried...
US conducts test flight of unarmed Minuteman 3 missile
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE (AP) — An unarmed Minuteman 3 intercontinental ballistic missile was launched from California early Wednesday on a test flight to...
Top commander sees increased Iran threat in Afghanistan
LOLITA C. BALDOR
Associated Press
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — There has been an increase in Iranian activity in Afghanistan that poses a risk to American...
Trump touts logo for new Space Force, with nod to Star Trek
ROBERT BURNS
AP National Security Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon's new U.S. Space Force is not Star Trek's Starfleet Command, but their logos bear...
US general says troop surge in Middle East may not end soon
LOLITA C. BALDOR
Associated Press
ABOARD THE USS BATAAN (AP) — Over the past eight months, the United States has poured more than 20,000 additional...
US dismisses Iraq request to work on a troop withdrawal plan
SAMYA KULLAB and QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA
Associated Press
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq's caretaker prime minister asked Washington to work out a road map for an American...
The Latest: FAA restricts US flights over Iran, Iraq
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — The latest on U.S.-Iran tensions in the wake of the U.S. airstrike that killed Iran's top general (all times local):5:10...
Killing of Iran general risks US gains against Islamic State
ROBERT BURNS
AP National Security Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's national security team knew that killing Iran's most powerful general could hurt efforts...
Iran strikes back at US with missile attack at bases in Iraq
NASSER KARIMI, AMIR VAHDAT and JON GAMBRELL
Associated Press
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran struck back at the United States for the killing of a...