On Wednesday, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, or HTS, an Islamist militia, launched a surprise offensive against the government forces of President Bashar Assad.
On Friday, pro-Turkish rebels under the lead of HTS managed to seize Aleppo, Syria’s second largest city, as well as scores of surrounding villages.
Iranian-backed militias from Iraq have entered Syria to assist the government’s counteroffensive against rebels who have taken control of Aleppo, the largest city. According to…
The United States, Germany, France and the United Kingdom have all called for de-escalation in Syria, where rebels have marched on government-controlled areas in the…
A bus carrying 46 passengers and a driver crashed near a ski resort in the southern French Pyrenees on Sunday, killing two people and injuring several others. The Spanish bus originated from L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, outside Barcelona, Spain, Catalonia’s emergency services said on X, formerly Twitter.
In 2023, the total revenue of the world’s 100 largest weapons producers grew to $632 billion (€598 bio) a 4.2% increase from 2022. This is according to a new report from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute SIPRI, which analyzes the business figures of the 100 biggest arms makers.
“Kash is a brilliant lawyer, investigator, and ‘America First’ fighter who has spent his career exposing corruption, defending Justice, and protecting the American People,” Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social announcing the nomination.
Georgians protesting the government’s decision to delay European Union membership talks clashed with security forces outside parliament in the capital Tbilisi on Saturday evening.
Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te arrived in the US state of Hawaii on Saturday, during a weeklong tour in the Pacific that has prompted Beijing’s anger.…
An explosion damaged a canal supplying water to Kosovo’s two main coal-fired power plants on Friday, leading Prime Minister Albin Kurti to accuse neighbor and…
Polls closed on Friday in Ireland’s general election amid a tight race between the incumbent coalition parties and the opposition party Sinn Fein. According to…
At least 27 people died on Friday after a boat capsized in the Niger River in central Nigeria.More than 100 others — mostly women —…
At least 31 people were killed after a week of torrential rains triggered flash floods and landslides across Indonesia’s North Sumatra province, authorities said…
Iran is to hold talks with the UK, France and Germany in Geneva on Friday over its nuclear program. The meeting comes with Donald Trump’s…
China said on Friday it was ready to assist in a probe into the severing of two cables in the Baltic Sea. It comes after…
China’s economy is still struggling to recover from the pandemic, nearly two years after Beijing dropped its draconian zero-COVID lockdowns. In the first three quarters…
Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu arrived in France on Thursday for a two-day state visit, with both sides looking to deepen their economic and diplomatic ties.…
Chad said on Thursday that it was ending its defense cooperation pact with former colonial power France in a decision that could see French soldiers…
Russia is deploying Chinese and Iranian combat drones in its full-scale war against Ukraine. It is also fielding North Korean soldiers and ballistic missiles. Soon,…
Voters in Namibia cast ballots to elect a new president and parliament in polls that could result in the country’s first female head of state being elected. Around 1.4 million people — roughly half of country’s population — are eligible to vote.
The US has imposed sanctions on 21 Venezuelan officials for their role in suppressing protests after a presidential election in July, a senior Washington official…
DHL cargo plane crashes in Lithuania A cargo plane flying on behalf of German logistics company DHL crashed near Vilnius International Airport in Lithuania early…
Japan’s space agency, JAXA, aborted an engine test for the Epsilon S rocket after a large fire broke out at the Tanegashima Space Center on…
Four security force members were killed in Pakistan’s capital, Islamabad, on Tuesday, the country’s Interior Ministry said, after thousands of supporters of imprisoned ex-Prime Minister Imran Khan…
China has been stepping up its involvement in the Myanmar conflict as rebels continue to advance, with Beijing recently asking the junta to allow Chinese…
Senegal’s ruling party, PASTEF, secured an overwhelming parliamentary majority following the country’s legislative election held earlier this month. PASTEF won 130 of 165 seats, up from the 56 it held…
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