
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday said Moscow had made the key contribution to defeating the ISIL terrorist group in Syria, adding its military campaign also boosted morale in the armed forces. Russia “has made the principal, decisive contribution defeating the criminal force which challenged our entire civilization,” Putin said ...

Sixty-eight Yemeni civilians were killed in two separate air raids by the Saudi-led Arab coalition in one day, the UN humanitarian Coordinator in Yemen Jamie McGoldrick said on Thursday. The first air strike on Tuesday hit a “crowded popular market” in Taez province, killing 54 civilians including eight children and ...