IS fighters flee prison as Syria's army clashes with SDF
Hundreds of IS members escaped a prison amid clashes between Syrian government forces and the SDF, the country's main Kurdish-led force....
Hundreds of IS members escaped a prison amid clashes between Syrian government forces and the SDF, the country's main Kurdish-led force....
Russia targeted energy infrastructure in Odesa region overnight on Sunday, according to Ukraineās Emergency Service. A fire broke out and was promptly extinguished. At least six people were wounded in...
European countries race to respond after Donald Trump threatens tariffs in pursuit of Arctic island...
The Syrian army announced that it had taken control of Deir Hafer, a town previously under Kurdish control located east of Aleppo....
Donald Trump has announced that the second phase of the plan to end the war in Gaza has started. With key elements of phase one still unfulfilled - like a complete ceasefire - the announcement of the ...
President Museveni's supporters expect victory for the National Resistance Movement. Meanwhile, a youthful base frustrated by unemployment hopes whoever wins will heed their wishes for a better future...
Ugandan officials claimed that they could also shut down the internet-free, encrypted messaging app last week, but haven't done so yet....
US state sues Trump over ICE raids after fatal shooting of mother of three sparks nationwide protests....
US House Rep. Ro Khanna. The Washington Post/Getty Images Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna plans to introduce a resolution Thursday called the "Creator Bill of Rights." The progressive congressman is...
Semafor CEO Justin Smith says his company hosted close to 100 events in 2025. His ambition is to build a Washington, DC-based event that's supposed to rivals the annual Davos gathering in Switzerland....
Since Bashar al-Assad was toppled in December 2024, one of the huge challenges the new government has faced is that of division. Syrian society is made up of different sectarian and ethnic groups -- t...
US President Donald Trump announced a framework for a Greenland agreement and ditched threats to invade the Arctic island after a row with Nato allies partly over how to respond to growing Chinese and...
The American Bankers Associationās fight over stablecoin yields has become its top priority as Congress looks to pass crypto market structure legislation before the midterms....
The vice president's trip to Minneapolis comes after ICE agents recently detained a 5-year-old child, causing widespread outrage. Vance urged Minnesota residents to "stop fighting immigration enforcem...
Artillery fire, gunship attack, demolitions in war-battered Gaza as PM Netanyahu accepts US 'peace board' position....
Canadian leader calls on āmiddle powersā to unite as Davos braces for US presidentās arrival...
The US trade chief also explicitly warned the EU against activating its anti-coercion instrument, an emergency mechanism that would restrict US companies' ability to operate in European markets, calli...
Syrian government forces on Tuesday made further gains in the northeastern region long held by the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), according to Syrian military sources. Kurdish fighters ha...
The moves highlight the growing uncertainty over whether crypto prediction markets are treated as finance or gambling....
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