Duterte Signs Antiterrorism Bill in Philippines Despite Widespread Criticism
MANILA — President Rodrigo Duterte signed a contentious antiterrorism bill Friday aimed at combating Islamic militancy in the south, a measure that critics warned could...
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In Iraq, a New Prime Minister Takes Stock of His Bloodied Land
MOSUL, Iraq — From the moment Iraq’s new prime minister stepped off the Iraqi Army MI-17 helicopter for a tour of Mosul, the city most...
Trump Made Inaccurate Claims About the Military During His West Point Speech
President Trump oversold his administration’s military record in a commencement speech at the United States Military Academy at West Point on Saturday. Here’s a fact-check...
As Virus Toll Preoccupies U.S., Rivals Test Limits of American Influence
WASHINGTON — With the United States preoccupied by the sobering reality of more than 100,000 Americans dead from the coronavirus, China has pushed in recent...
Western Countries Leave Children of ISIS in Syrian Camps
BEIRUT, Lebanon — As about 900 children languish in fetid, disease-ridden detainment camps in northeastern Syria, the Western states their parents hail from have insisted...
Army Withdraws Nomination for Officer Involved in Deadly Niger Ambush
WASHINGTON — The Army is withdrawing the promotion of a senior Special Forces officer involved in the fatal Oct. 4, 2017, ambush in Niger, Defense...
ISIS Prisoners Threaten U.S. Mission in Northeastern Syria
WASHINGTON — A year after American-backed forces seized the last remnant of territory under Islamic State rule in Syria, some 10,000 captured ISIS fighters in...
The Unaccompanied Migrants Who Only Remember War
Op-Docs The agony and anxiety of living in a migrant camp. Video The agony and anxiety of living in a migrant camp.CreditCredit…Daphne Matziaraki Video by...
Genocide Trial in Germany for Accused ISIS Member in Death of Yazidi Girl
BERLIN — An Iraqi man accused of being an Islamic State terrorist has gone on trial in a high court in Frankfurt accused of genocide,...
The Coronavirus Inflicts Its Own Kind of Terror
BRUSSELS — The coronavirus has created its own form of terror. It has upended daily life, paralyzed the economy and divided people one from another....