Kurdish-led forces withdrew from Syria's largest oil field on Sunday, according to a conflict monitor, as government troops expanded their control over vast areas in the country's north and east. As t...
The Syrian army announced that it had taken control of Deir Hafer, a town previously under Kurdish control located east of Aleppo....
Joshua Landis, the director of the University of Oklahoma's Centre for Middle East Studies, talks about how the Syrian military's advance across the country's north aims to end years of autonomy won b...
Alberta is a very cold place in winter, even by Canadian standards. And yet, in the past week, hundreds of Albertans formed long queues in freezing weather, in big cities and small towns, to sign a pe...
The leader of Iran's judiciary has said there will be rapid trials and executions for those arrested in nationwide protests. Washington has threatened military action over the crackdown. DW has the la...
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa announced a ceasefire agreement on Sunday with Mazloum Abdi, the chief of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, following the Syrian government's advance into Kurd...
Hong Kong’s oldest university has been ranked seventh in the latest global league table for education, and has placed among the top 20 for medical and health. Renowned British publication Times Higher...
North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un publicly dismissed a cabinet vice premier over a factory project. He also blasted officials for "defeatism" and "irresponsibility."...
The Syrian army continues to push against the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), reportedly capturing major oil and gas fields in eastern Syria....
Schools across parts of northern Nigeria started reopening on January 12, after months of closure triggered by the abduction of hundreds of students in November 2025. The move follows a circular fro...
Iran's judiciary chief on Wednesday called for fast-track trials for detained protesters, despite US President Donald Trump's threat of "very strong action" if the Islamic republic goes ahead with exe...
Brent crude falls more than 3% as oversupply fears return...
A Russian overnight attack on Ukraine’s northeastern city of Kharkiv killed four people and wounded several others, regional and city officials said on Tuesday, as Moscow continues near-daily strikes ...
Riyadh is in talks with Somalia, Egypt and Turkey about two new defense pacts. What impact will they have if they go ahead?...
North Korea is producing enough nuclear material a year for up to 20 weapons, South Korea’s President Lee Jae Myung said on Wednesday. “Even now, nuclear materials sufficient to produce 10 to 20 nucle...
The Kurdish people are one of the largest ethnic groups in the world without their own country. Many are native to the region where four countries — Iran, Iraq, Syria and Turkey — meet and share langu...
Exiled in France since 1986, Mahmoud Moradkhani is a doctor and an opponent of the Iranian regime. The nephew of Iran's ayatollah tells Euronews that the security crackdown will not end the demonstrat...
Nuclear weapons testing has affected every single human on the planet, causing at least 4 million premature deaths from cancer and other diseases over time, according to a new report delving into the ...
Iran’s streets have once again become a site of uncertainty, but this time the tremors extend far beyond its borders. Unrest that began in late December spread across multiple provinces and continued ...
In 2025, India approved a number of major defence packages, together worth US$30 billion. Such rapid procurement approvals are relatively rare by Indian standards. However, what they signal to the reg...