US Reaper drones in Syria were able to seek out and destroy a top Isis commander on Friday despite interference from the Russian military, the Pentagon said on Sunday. In a statement to The Associated Press, the Defense Department said that a group of Reaper aircraft destroyed a motorcycle being ridden by Usamah al-Muhajir, thought by US forces to be a top commander of Islamic State forces remaining in the Aleppo region of Syria. Isis has been pushed out of every inch of territory over which it once claimed military control, but pockets of fighters and leaders of the terrorist group remain dispersed around the region, plotting attacks against Syrian forces and the west. The Independent has reached out to the Pentagon for further comment. Photos and video released by the agency showed the moment that the aircraft were confronted by Russian fighter jets carrying out “unsafe” maneuvers as they sought their target, which according to defence officials took place just hours before the successful strike. More follows... Read More The Body in the Woods | An Independent TV Original Documentary The harrowing discovery at centre of The Independent’s new documentary

Jake Paul's older brother Logan Paul announced his engagement to model Nina Agdal in the first week of July

Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo is the latest member of President Joe Biden’s Cabinet to visit China as his administration tries to mend the deteriorating ties between the world’s two largest economies

TikToker Noah Wille came up with the now-viral 'birthday hack' when he was struggling to afford food as a college student

By Valentyn Ogirenko and Guy Faulconbridge KYIV/MOSCOW Russia said on Thursday it had repelled more cross-border attacks from

Jesse Short Bull grew up a mile from a Indian reservation in South Dakota not realizing the ground he was stepping on was once soaked with the blood of his ancestors.

A bedrock federal law designed to protect the environment and empower local communities is being weaponized to block progress on climate change, infrastructure and housing.

By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON U.S. Special Counsel Jack Smith has said former President Donald Trump will have

Rising water from the Yamuna river has reached the outer boundary walls of the iconic Taj Mahal and submerged one of its adjacent gardens after record monsoon rains swelled rivers across northern India over the last three weeks

The Vatican says Pope Francis canceled his meetings Friday because he was running a fever

A reputation built over decades that European soccer body UEFA is the good guy compared to FIFA as a cartoon caricature villain is being tested in this tough season for off-field politics

Opening statements begin in the first of three trials over the 2019 death of a black Colorado man.