U.S. officials expressed to Politico their concern over a potential nightmare scenario involving an ISIS jailbreak, which could instantly create a “ticking time bomb” by forming a terrorist army in Syria.
Russia is moving advanced air defense systems and weapons from Syria to Libya following the ouster of long-time Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad, a close ally, Libyan officials said Thursday.
The United Nations’ top atomic regulator has warned that reviving a nuclear deal with Iran is “no longer useful” as the Islamic Republic is on the verge of having nuclear weapons.
The United States military says it has killed 12 fighters of the Islamic State group, also known as ISIS, in Syria amid concerns it will carve out a caliphate in central areas of the country.
Europe’s largest economy plunged into political turmoil Tuesday after German Chancellor Olaf Scholz lost a vote of confidence, while in neighboring France, new Premier François Bayrou struggled to raise support for France’s budget without being overthrown.
At least 14 people were dead and hundreds injured Wednesday after an earthquake of magnitude 7.3, described as the region’s worst in decades, rocked the island nation of Vanuatu, officials said.
Senior U.S. officials told the Wall Street Journal that Turkey and its allied militias are amassing military forces along the Syrian border, preparing for a possible large-scale operation against American-backed Syrian Kurdish forces in Northern Syria.
A general accused by Kyiv of ordering the use of chemical weapons against Ukrainian troops has been assassinated in Moscow using a bomb hidden in an electric scooter, Russian officials said Tuesday.
The UK government announced on December 11 that an existing emergency measure banning puberty blockers for minors under the age of 18 will now be kept in place “indefinitely” in light of an “unacceptable safety risk.”
Investigators revealed Tuesday that hundreds of thousands of Syrians who were “tortured to death by Bashar al-Assad’s regime” are believed to be burried in mass graves, including near Syria’s capital, Damascus.
A quarter of a billion dollars was reportedly airlifted from Syria to Russia by Bashar al-Assad long before the autocratic Syrian leader was ousted by Islamic rebels this month.
The Bank of England (BoE) is working on the introduction of “a digital pound,” a central bank digital currency (CBDC) that critics say will allow for the meticulous recording and monitoring of transactions.
A new study shows a record 272 antisemitic incidents were reported at British universities in the academic year following the October 7, 2023 Hamas terror massacre against Israel and the onset of the ongoing Israeli war in Gaza, the Times of Israel (TOI) reports.
In an extraordinary discovery, archaeologists in Frankfurt, Germany have uncovered the oldest physical evidence of Christianity in northern Europe: a 1,750 year-old amulet containing a minuscule silver scroll inscribed with praise to Jesus Christ, Christian Today reports.
Russia evacuated part of its embassy staff from the Syrian capital, Damascus, on Sunday after pulling back its military from frontlines and other positions, Worthy News established Sunday.
At least hundreds and “perhaps several thousand” people are feared dead after the worst cyclone in almost a century ripped through the French Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte, officials said Sunday.
Georgia’s parliament has elected Mikheil Kavelashvili, a pro-Russian former professional football player, as the country’s new president, raising concerns in the West. Kavelashvili has strong anti-Western views.
Maxar satellite images show Russian troops loading cargo at their main airbase in Syria, possibly indicating the beginning of a military withdrawal following President Bashar al-Assad’s fall, according to the Wall Street Journal.
South Korea’s parliament voted to impeach the president, Yoon Suk Yeol, nearly two weeks after his declaration of martial law led to the country’s worst political tensions since dictatorship ended in 1988.
In a move that worries neighboring countries, Russia launched a massive air strike against western Ukraine on Friday in what Kyiv called “one of the largest attacks” on its power infrastructure since the war erupted in February 2022.