A German journalist who is on trial in Turkey on terror-related charges returned to Germany Sunday after a Turkish court ruled that she could leave the country. Mesale Tolu flew to Stuttgart days after the court decision became public, a ruling that German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas...

A senior US diplomat visited Kurdish-held territory in Syria on Saturday as the minority negotiates with Damascus over the future of its semi-autonomous region. Ambassador William Roebuck was in the town of Shadidi in the northwestern province of Hasakeh after visiting the towns of...

 Russia Saturday said Syrian rebels are preparing a chemical attack in Idlib province which will be blamed on Damascus and used as a pretext for Western powers to hit regime targets in the war-torn country. Moscow's accusation comes after U.S. President Donald Trump's national security...

At least 27 people are being held by Daesh (ISIS) in southern Syria, Human Rights Watch said Saturday as it deplored the hostage-taking as a "war crime." The group of mostly women and children were abducted by Daesh during a massive July 25 assault on the Druze community in Sweida, in...