The White Helmets rescue agency announced the start of the phase of removing rubble on a geographical scale that includes all the affected cities and towns in northwestern Syria, as part of the comprehensive response plan to the devastating earthquake that struck the region on February 6 and...

  Tunisian President Kais Saied said on Friday he wants to see Tunisia and Syria appoint ambassadors to their countries, the latest sign that full restoration of diplomatic relations with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's government could be imminent. "A decision must be taken on this...

ROME (AP) — Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni unveiled her right-wing government's plans to crack down on people smugglers following a Cabinet meeting she led Thursday in the southern town near the beach where a wooden boat packed with migrants broke apart 11 days earlier, killing scores and...

A suspected Israeli airstrike targeting Aleppo International Airport in Syria again left multiple craters on its runway, satellite images analyzed by The Associated Press showed Thursday. Separately, a U.N. official criticized the attack for hindering earthquake relief for the hard-hit,...