A 39-year-old German man has been arrested in connection with a racist attack on a teenage refugee in the eastern city of Erfurt that was captured on video, officials said Monday. The governor of Thuringia state, where Erfurt is located, called the attack that took place late Friday in...

A leading Syrian rights group Monday called on the international community to reject next month’s presidential elections because they will take place under the rule of President Bashar Assad, who is implicated in war crimes. Paris-based Syrian Network for Human Rights, describing the...

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Syria's President Bashar al-Assad discussed Russian vaccine supplies to Syria and cooperation against COVID-19 during a phone call on Monday, the Kremlin said. In a readout of the call, the Kremlin also said Assad had told Putin about preparations...

Anthony Hopkins has won his first Oscar since he was victorious for playing Hannibal Lecter. Despite his pedigree, Hopkins was a surprise as the winner of the Academy Award for best actor for his work on “The Father.” The late Chadwick Boseman was expected to win the award,...