( The Guardian )- One in 40. This is the dreadful death rate facing refugees attempting the perilous crossing from Libya to Italy in overloaded rubber dinghies. It has trebled since late 2015, when European search and rescue efforts in the central Mediterranean were much more concerted and...

De-escalation zones in Syria are crucial for Syria's territorial integrity, the Russian president said Saturday on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Hamburg, Germany. Vladimir Putin stressed Turkey’s importance in establishing de-escalation zones in certain areas of Syria’s. "The...

Arab refugees watching anti-G20 riots in Hamburg from the relative safety of a falafel joint said on Saturday the rioters were insane for destroying their tolerant adoptive city and were astonished by what they saw as the police's restraint. "If people did this in Egypt they would be shot,"...

U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday said it may take time to rein in North Korea's nuclear ambitions, but expressed confidence that Washington and Beijing could eventually do so. Chinese President Xi Jinping hosted Trump for a meeting just after the G20 summit concluded. Trump has urged...