Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu dismissed French President Emmanuel Macron's critique of Turkey's offensive in Syria against the Kurdish YPG militia Thursday, saying the French leader sponsors terrorism. "He is already the sponsor of the terrorist organisation and constantly hosts...

China on Thursday threatened to retaliate after US President Donald Trump signed legislation supporting Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters, just as the world's top two economies edge towards a trade truce. Trump had seemed reluctant to sign the legislation, but came under heavy pressure...

At least 13 people were killed Wednesday in eastern DR Congo by an armed group blamed for a string of massacres that have sparked deadly protests against the UN's peacekeeping mission, officials said. Thirteen people were "killed at dawn" near the town of Oicha, 30 kilometres (18 miles)...

At least 28,076 women have been killed since the Syrian war erupted in March 2011, the Syrian Network for Human Rights (SNHR) said Monday marking the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.   The report documents that 28,076 females were killed at...