(VOVWORLD) - This year the Middle East has continued to be overshadowed by conflicts, violence, and crises. The whole region sees potential risks of instability. VOV reviews
(VOVWORLD) - US Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Monday that any future troop drawdowns in Afghanistan were “not necessarily” linked to a deal with Taliban insurgents
(VOVWORLD) - US President Donald Trump made a surprise Thanksgiving visit to US troops in Afghanistan on Thursday and said he believed Taliban insurgents would agree to a ceasefire in...
(VOVWORLD) - European Union officials called Sunday for a ceasefire in Afghanistan, saying the breakdown in US-Taliban talks presented an opportunity to push for a truce
(VOVWORLD) -Some 31 passengers have been kidnapped from an express bus by an insurgent group in Myanmar's Rakhine state, said police Sunday
(VOVWORLD) - The world has seen fighting between the Turkish Army and the Kurds in northeastern Syria over the past few days, after the US withdrew its troops from the region. Although Turkish leaders...
(VOVWORLD) - US President Donald Trump announced Saturday he had canceled a planned secret meeting with leaders of the Taliban and Afghanistan's president at Camp David and called off negotiations...
(VOVWORLD) - A massive blast in a residential area of Kabul killed at least 16 people, officials said Tuesday, following yet another Taliban attack that came as the insurgents and Washington...
(VOVWORLD) - All 4 insurgents, armed with rifles and grenades, attacking 5-star Pearl Continental Hotel in Gwadar, Pakistan, were eliminated, officials said
(VOVWORLD) - The UN Security Council on Monday condemned the announcement by the Taliban of a spring offensive, which they say will only result in more unnecessary suffering and destruction for...
(VOVWORLD) - Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Wednesday signed a decree broadening sanctions against Russian companies and citizens to include the aluminium and energy producer En+ Group and several other Russian firms
(VOVWORLD) - Dozens of Afghan security personnel were killed by Taliban militants who overran a military intelligence base near Kabul, officials have confirmed. At least 43 people were killed and 54 injured...
(VOVWORLD) - A French army vehicle was visible in photos of the Syrian province of Deir Ezzor released by the US on Wednesday, raising questions about France’s role in...
(VOVWORLD) - US National Security Advisor John Bolton said on Monday that Washington, along with the UK and France, will give a "stronger response" if Syria uses chemical weapons
(VOVWORLD) - An international donor conference in Berlin on Monday pledged 2.5 billion USD to help countries around Lake Chad to fight Boko Haram
(VOVWORLD) - US President Donald Trump on Monday warned Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his allies Iran and Russia not to recklessly attack Syria’s rebel-held Idlib province
(VOVWORLD) - Ukraine on Monday launched joint military exercises with the US and other NATO countries
(VOVWORLD) - Afghanistan’s ministers of defence and interior, as well as another security chief quit on Saturday, government sources said, following the resignation of the Afghan National Security Advisor Mohamad...
(VOVWORLD) - Afghanistan’s president, Ashraf Ghani, on Sunday announced a ceasefire with Taliban insurgents starting Monday to mark the Eid al-Adha holiday, despite heavy fighting in recent days in...
(VOVWORLD) - Syrian government forces seized from ISIS heavy weapons and ammo, including bombs made by Israel, inside storehouses controlled by Takfiri rebels in Rif Dimashq province