Two convoys of US military vehicles have reportedly smuggled crude oil from fields in Syria’s northeastern province of Hasakah to bases in neighboring Iraq.

Here are Press TV's latest top stories at 16:00 GMT, on April 29, 2023.

Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani says Iraq does not need foreign combat troops on its soil, including the Americans.

Russia has protested to the US-led coalition in Syria over provocative actions by US forces in the Arab country.

The Pentagon has said several US troops suffered injuries during last week's attacks in Syria, part of which they are occupying against international law, violating the Arab country’s sovereignty. 

Nine US Army soldiers have been killed when two Black Hawk helicopters crashed during a training mission over Kentucky, according to authorities.

The US military has carried out multiple airstrikes in eastern Syria in another flagrant breach of Syria’s sovereignty.

US forces did not find WMDs in Iraq but could plant such munitions in the country by bringing corrupt officials to power, says a former Iraqi lieutenant.

Former US national security advisor John Bolton has hailed President Joe Biden’s decision to increase the number of American military troops deployed to Taiwan.

Syria renews call for the withdrawal of US troops from the energy-rich northeastern part of the country, and an end to the plunder of the country's oil reserves and wheat crops.