The Defense Department on Thursday announced about $400 million in new aid for Ukraine as Russian forces continue to struggle on the battlefield and Republicans inch closer to taking control of at least one chamber of Congress. The aid announcement for Ukraine is the second one in less than a …

Russia’s November 9 announcement of a general withdrawal from Kherson is further confirmation that Vladimir Putin is losing the war. The Battle of Kherson itself is still far from over, of course. Ahead are days and possibly weeks of further fighting as tens of thousands of Russian troops attempt to …

Local factions that include former members of the Free Syrian Army are fighting alleged Islamic State members in southern Syria’s Daraa with the support of the Syrian government. Battles resumed Nov. 4 between local factions supported by the Syrian government and Islamic State cells in the city of Daraa in …