U.S. mulls leaving some troops in Syria to guard oil: Pentagon
The Pentagon is considering keeping some U.S. troops near oilfields in northeastern Syria alongside Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) to help deny oil to Islamic...
Magnitude 5.6 earthquake strikes southern Iran – Fars news
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck in southern Iran on Monday, the semi-official Fars news agency reported....
Factbox: The U.S. opioid epidemic by the numbers
Opioid deaths in the United States have soared over the last two decades, driving a wave of litigation against drugmakers and distributors....
Factbox: Billion-dollar lawsuits accuse drugmakers, distributors of fueling U.S. opioid crisis
On Monday, two Ohio counties will face off in a U.S. courtroom with five companies they accuse of fueling the nationwide opioid epidemic. The counties...
Reckoning with U.S. opioid crisis as $8 billion Ohio trial kicks off
The fight over who is responsible for the opioid epidemic that has ravaged the United States heads to court on Monday in Ohio as local...
U.S. not out to ‘decouple’ from China, defense official says in Beijing
The United States is not seeking to “decouple” from China and not asking any country to choose sides, a senior U.S. defense official said on...
Top rubber producer Thailand hit by fungal disease outbreak
A key rubber tree-growing area in Thailand has been hit by an outbreak of a fungal disease, which could halve the area’s output, the country’s...
U.S. troops cross into Iraq as part of withdrawal from Syria
U.S. troops crossed into Iraq early on Monday, part of a withdrawal from northeast Syria ordered by President Donald Trump that opened the way for...
Erdogan says to take next steps in Syria after meeting Putin
President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday Turkey would take “necessary” further steps in northeastern Syria after his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday,...
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, minus beard, appears in London court
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange appeared in a London court on Monday for a hearing on whether he should be extradited to the United States to...