US and Iraq affirm security partnership, as coalition troops exit plan to be evaluated in July

Iraq and the US will evaluate military and ISIS risks to propose a timeline for ending the coalition's mission. Read More

Defense relationship part of US-Iraq talks in Washington next week, US official says

The security and defense relationship between the U.S. and Iraq will be an important part of talks when Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani visits Washington next week but is not the primary ... Read More

Exclusive-Islamic State Still a Threat in Iraq, US Ambassador Says

Exclusive-Islamic State Still a Threat in Iraq, US Ambassador Says By Timour Azhari ... defeat of ISIS," Romanowski said at the U.S. embassy in Baghdad. She was speaking after Islamic State's ... Read More

US pushes alternatives to Rafah invasion in Hamas war talks with Israel

“They agreed that they share the objective to see Hamas defeated in Rafah,” the U.S. and Israeli teams known as the Strategic Consultative Group said in a joint statement released by the White ... Read More

US on alert for possible Iranian attacks on Israel and American facilities: Officials

Iran vowed revenge after suspected Israeli warplanes bombed its embassy in Damascus on Monday ... night that Israel would punish "whoever harms us or plans to harm us." "For years, Iran has ... Read More

US, Japan, Australia and the Philippines to stage military drills in disputed South China Sea

The United States, Japan, Australia and the Philippines will hold their first joint naval exercises ... Japan said in a statement, issued by its embassy in Manila, that it would deploy its ... Read More

Israelis agree to consider US concerns about Rafah offensive-joint statement

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Israeli officials agreed on Monday to take U.S. concerns about a planned offensive in Rafah into account, said a joint statement issued after a virtual meeting with U.S ... Read More

US and EU commit to links aimed at boosting AI safety and risk research

The European Union and United States put out a joint statement Friday affirming a ... how much EU-U.S. cooperation on AI or any other strategic tech area will actually happen in the near future. Read More

Philippines, US, Australia, Japan To Hold Joint Drills In Disputed Sea: Statement

2024," they said in a joint statement. The exercise will be held in the disputed South China Sea -- which Beijing claims almost entirely -- days before US President Joe Biden is due to hold the ... Read More

US and Cyprus to formalize collaboration against financial crimes

according to a joint statement. Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides last year invited FBI and Justice Department officials to assist with investigations into allegations that Cypriot financial ... Read More

Philippines, US, Australia, Japan To Hold Joint Drills In Disputed Sea

The Japanese embassy in Manila said in a ... and operate wherever international law allows," US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said in the joint statement. "Our operations together support peace ... Read More

Philippines, US, Australia, Japan to hold joint drills in disputed sea: statement

The US, Australia, Japan, and the Philippines plan joint naval and air operations in the South China Sea to counter China's assertiveness. A Maritime Cooperative Activity in the Philippine ... Read More