Turkey Friday turned down a French offer to mediate with the Syrian Democratic Forces dominated by a Kurdish militia deemed a terrorist outfit by Ankara, a presidential spokesman said. "We reject any efforts to promote 'dialogue', 'contact' or 'mediation' between Turkey and those...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Michael Avenatti wants to be clear: He does not bluff. A year ago, the attorney was in the closing days of a jury trial, facing off against a company he had accused of making faulty surgical gowns. When the other side questioned his plans to bring a plant manager in...

A Syrian man who is under U.S. sanctions for assisting the Syrian government received residency status in Hungary under a visa bond programme launched by Prime Minister Viktor Orban's government, two Hungarian websites reported. The investigative portals Direkt36 and 444.hu said on...

Pro-Syrian regime forces including Russian mercenaries amassed near U.S. and U.S.-backed forces last week in Syria, but a potential confrontation was defused after the U.S. military contacted Russian officers, U.S. officials said Tuesday. The latest incident in the Syrian province of...