China rushed Tuesday to test an entire city of nine million within days after a minor coronavirus outbreak, as the WHO warned that letting the pathogen run free to achieve herd immunity was "scientifically and ethically problematic". The virus is still spreading rapidly around the world,...

The UN's Libya envoy on Monday urged rival parties to place the national interest before political ambitions when they meet for talks next month aimed at ending a decade of bloodshed. The North African country is dominated by armed groups, riven by local conflicts and divided between two...

In 2019, President Donald Trump made a controversial decision to withdraw U.S. troops from Northeast Syria, essentially greenlighting a Turkish-led invasion of areas controlled by America’s Kurdish allies. He recently downplayed the consequences of that decision. “They’ve been fighting...

A Turkish foundation built 600 new houses for families in the Idlib region in northwestern Syria, the group announced on Monday. Ihsan Acik, the Turkey Diyanet Foundation's (TDV) vice president, said the first phase of the foundation's Goodness Housing project was now complete. The...