Syria could face severe bread shortages for the first time since the start of the war, another challenge for President Bashar al-Assad as he grapples with an economic meltdown and fresh US sanctions, a UN official, activists and farmers said. Any major disruptions to Syria's bread subsidy...

Turkish parliament on Tuesday reelected Mustafa Sentop as its speaker. A ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party lawmaker hailing from the northwestern Tekirdag province, Sentop gained 328 votes in the third round of voting in the Turkish Grand National Assembly with 600 seats. In the...

Venezuela's Supreme Court, stacked with loyalists of the regime of President Nicolas Maduro, on Tuesday ordered Juan Guaido to relinquish his position as leader of one of the main opposition parties, giving the position to one of his rivals instead. Guaido, who is recognized by the United...

At least 7 people, mostly women and children, were killed by a car bomb in the northeastern border town of Tal Abyad, activists said Tuesday. The Turkish-backed local council said at least 27 others were wounded by the blast. Most of the wounded people have been admitted to a Turkish...