U.S. President Joe Biden has spoken with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin for the first time since his inauguration last week, raising concerns about some of the Kremlin’s activities, including the treatment of jailed Kremlin critic Aleksei Navalny and the seizure of the Crimean peninsula.

Greece and France have sealed a $2.8 billion deal for the purchase of 18 Rafale fighter jets for the Greek air force. The deal is part of a larger weapons purchase program that Greece is carrying out as it sits down to negotiate a solution to a growing dispute with …

China’s presence in Africa’s smallest country is far more extensive than just a military base. Djibouti, located at the far end of the Horn of Africa, is the country with the smallest acreage on the African continent. But its proximity to the Middle East, its location on the energy transit …

The United States Air Force has sent a sixth sortie of nuclear-capable B-52 bombers over the Middle East. The US Air Force dispatched another pair of long-range, nuclear-capable B-52 bombers over the Middle East on Tuesday as the presidential administration of Joe Biden looks to approach negotiations with Iran.

Both Iranian and Taliban officials criticized the United States’ role in Afghanistan during a meeting in Tehran, Iran, amid peace talks in Qatar. An Iranian official accused the United States of prolonging the war in Afghanistan during a visit by the Taliban to Iran. A Taliban leader also told the …

Syrian Democratic Forces continue to besiege the Syrian regime in Hasakah province in northeastern Syria, amid fears of an escalation between the two parties.

International air traffic has resumed at Aleppo International Airport, but it is believed to remain under the control of Iranian forces. International air traffic has resumed at Aleppo International Airport, with the first departing plane touching down in Beirut’s Rafic Hariri International Airport on Jan. 15, the official Syrian news …

The demonstration was done by the company and its subsidiary in the US, Rafael Systems Global Sustainment (RSGS). Rafael Advanced Systems said on Thursday that the US Army is currently evaluating its SPIKE SR missile.

McKenzie’s arrival is the first high-level visit by a top American official since Joe Biden was sworn in as president last week. Gen. Kenneth McKenzie, commander of US Central Command (CENTCOM), arrived in Israel on Thursday for talks with IDF top brass about Iran and other regional challenges.

However, experts say the Islamist movement may take steps to avoid an aid boycott, including by nominating more pragmatic candidates PA President and PLO Chairman Mahmoud Abbas of Fatah, with the agreement of the opposition Hamas movement, has scheduled the first Palestinian elections in 15 years and experts say that …