The incoming defense secretary will face several challenges, including the war in Ukraine and the turmoil in the Middle East.

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The ex-dictator's methods are highlighted by tons of documents that weren't burned in the fall of the regime. Mamdouh, a ...

A new type of Syrian refugee is fleeing across the border into Lebanon: those who once supported dictator Bashar Al-Assad.