BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s Chancellor Scholz announces he is firing his finance minister, which could undermine his three-party coalition.
Abu Mohammad al-Jolani’s road to Damascus has been long. He has talked openly about his change along the way. From young al Qaeda fighter two decades ago, to rebel commander espousing sectarian tolerance.
PARIS (Reuters) -U.S. President-elect Donald Trump called on Sunday for an immediate ceasefire and negotiations between Ukraine and Russia to end "the madness", prompting Ukrainian President Volodymr Zelenskiy and the Kremlin to list their conditions. Trump made his comments just hours after meeting Zelenskiy in Paris for their first face-to-face talks since Trump won last month's U.S. election. Trump has vowed to bring about a negotiated end to the conflict, but so far has not provided details.
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They must be cursing the memory of Yahya Sinwar in Tehran’s corridors of power.
The rebels are led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, or HTS, along with an umbrella group of Turkish-backed Syrian militias called the Syrian National Army
Russia's state news is reporting that the deposed Syrian leader Bashar Assad is in Moscow, where he's been granted asylum.
Donald Trump on Sunday pushed Russian leader Vladimir Putin to act to reach an immediate ceasefire with Ukraine, describing it as part of his active efforts as president-elect to end the war despite being weeks from taking office. “Zelenskyy and Ukraine would like to make a deal and stop the madness," Trump wrote on social media, referring to Ukraine's president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy. In a television interview that aired Sunday, Trump also said he would be open to reducing military aid to Ukraine and pulling the United States out of NATO.
In his first sit-down interview since winning the presidential election, Donald Trump told NBC News’ Meet the Press that he still plans to pardon those convicted for their role in storming the Capitol on January 6, 2021, while he said that the members of committee tasked with investigating it “should go to jail.” “Honestly, they …
The swiftly changing fate of Bashar al-Assad was not really made in Syria, but in southern Beirut and Donetsk.
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol escaped impeachment Saturday over his brief declaration of martial law, after lawmakers from his ruling party boycotted a vote despite huge protests outside parliament."I will impeach Yoon Suk Yeol, who has become the worst risk for South Korea, at any cost," opposition leader Lee Jae-myung said.
US president-elect Trump meets with Zelensky at reopening of Notre Dame cathedral in Paris
Reda al-Khedr was only five when his mother escaped the siege of Homs in 2014.Khedr's father, who disappeared in 2014, was confirmed killed last year, mere months before rebel forces led by the Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham opened prison after prison, freeing thousands.
South Korea's main opposition party said Sunday it will try again to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol after his declaration of martial law."The power of the president is not the personal property of President Yoon Suk Yeol," said Lee.
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 7 — Barisan Nasional (BN) will move from race-based to needs-based politics, its chairman Datuk Seri A...
Stopped on the streets of Lviv, a middle-aged man in a black windbreaker opened up about Ukraine’s prospects for peace.
China sent 14 warships, seven military aircraft and four balloons near Taiwan between Saturday and Sunday, according to Taiwan’s Defense Ministry, as Beijing ramps up pressure on the island it claims as its own. China’s military activities come amid speculation Beijing might organize military drills around the island in response to Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te’s recent visit to Pacific allies, including U.S. stops in Hawaii and Guam.
The commander of South Korea's special forces that stormed parliament last week after a martial law declaration said on Monday he was ordered to block lawmakers from entering the chamber to prevent a vote to lift the emergency measure. Colonel Kim Hyun-tae, the commanding officer of the 707th Special Missions Group, told reporters he took all responsibility for his troops' raid on parliament but said he was acting under orders from the defence minister. South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, who is now a subject of a criminal investigation, declared martial law on Dec. 3 only to rescind the order within hours after parliament met in defiance of a security cordon to vote it invalid.
Extraordinary footage has emerged on social media of jubilant and outraged Syrians looting deposed President Bashar al-Assad’s palace, carting off Louis Vuitton-branded boxes and other luxury goods after the regime’s stunning collapse. The shocking scenes come hours after rebel forces Saturday reached Damascus, declaring the capital city “liberated” as Assad fled the country. Footage posted online, which appeared to have been taken inside the palace, showed looters rifling through bed linens, cl
COMMENT: Syrians have welcomed the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad but the celebrations may not last long as the war-torn country still faces a troubled future, writes The Independent’s world affairs editor Sam Kiley
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 8 — Syrians in Malaysia came together to celebrate the end of decades of Assad family rule following p...
