Duterte Says He May Not Survive Philippines Presidency

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said Friday he may not be able to survive his six-year term and seemed overwhelmed by the immensity of his work, including the drug menace he's trying to fight.

UT: US says no new Turkey-US "deal" over clearing of Manbij from YPG forces

The U.S. State Department has said there was no new deal with Turkey over the clearing of Syria’s Manbij from the Syrian Kurdish People’s Protection Unit (YPG), the military wing of the Democratic Union Party (PYD), which is one of the sticking points in the already tense relationship between the two countries. It also noted that the YPG has already cleared the area.

Universal Tyranny: US's Carter Talking With Turkey About Seizure of Raqqa

The United States is continuing to talk with ally Turkey on the role it will play in the operation to seize the city of Raqqa, Islamic State's main stronghold in Syria, U.S. Secretary of Defense Ash Carter said on Wednesday.

As Russian Ships Complete Passage to Med, Moscow is 'Surprised' by Western Buzz

Russia's aircraft carrier group has concluded its passage to the Mediterranean and was replenished by auxiliary ships last week, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said Tuesday.

Leader of Hezbollah al-Nujaba: Iraqi Popular Forces Ready to Target Turkish Army

Sheikh Akram al-Kaabi, the leader of Hezbollah al-Nujaba, a major Iraqi Shiite resistance movement fighting the ISIL, warned that the country's popular forces will shoot at the Turkish army in Iraq on sight.

Universal Tyranny: US-led coalition destabilizes the situation in Syria

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova affirmed on Thursday that the US-led coalition destabilizes the situation in Syria and creates humanitarian problems as its operations violate the international law with them being conducted without the approval of the Syrian government.

Universal Tyranny: Don't treat me like 'dog on a leash'

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte launched another verbal assault at the United States on Tuesday, saying he is being treated like a dog on a leash.

Déchirée, la Libye rattrapée par la nostalgie de Kadhafi

"Kadhafistes par frustration", ironise-t-on à Tripoli pour désigner ceux qui commencent à regretter l’ère du dictateur Mouammar Kadhafi, cinq ans après sa mort, dans un pays morcelé et plongé dans le chaos.

Universal Tyranny: US to deploy 1,000 troops for NATO battalion in Poland

The United States will deploy 1,000 troops and a separate brigade headquarters to Poland, President Barack Obama announced today, as the NATO alliance shores up its defences in eastern Europe.

Universal Tyranny: US-Led Coalition Airdrops Weapons to Syrian "Militants" in Aleppo

A US-led coalition allegedly fighting ISIL Takfiri group air-dropped weapons to militants in the town of Marea in northern province Aleppo on Thursday.

Universal Tyranny: Iran says US, not Tehran, damaging the Middle East

Iran's defence minister poured scorn Saturday on US Secretary of State John Kerry's accusations that Tehran is "destabilising" the Middle East, countering that America should get out of the region.