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"Worst is yet to come" with 400,000 trapped in west Mosul

An estimated 400,000 Iraqis are trapped in the ISIS-controlled Old City of west Mosul amid food shortages and growing panic under shelling, the United Nations refugee agency UNHCR said Thursday. Many civilians fear fleeing because of ISIS snipers, but some 157,000 have reached a transit...

Argentina welcomes Syria migrants after Trump slams door

 George S. walks on the dark tarmac holding his sleepy 7-year-old son Fadi in his arms. "From the bottom of our hearts, welcome to San Luis!" a smiling crowd yells at the airport in this Argentine city to welcome them and 10 other Syrians. While U.S. President Donald Trump...

Fierce clashes persist in Syria ahead of renewed peace talks

The Syrian army and rebels, including jihadist groups, fought in the capital Damascus and north of Hama on Thursday after the insurgents' biggest offensive for months, underscoring the bleak prospects for peace talks which resume later in the day. The offensive seems unlikely to reverse 18...

London attack highlights importance of protecting borders

This week's attack just outside the U.K. parliament has highlighted the importance of protecting national borders and stepping up security measures, French far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen said Thursday. National Front leader Le Pen told BFM TV and RMC radio that countries had...