German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Sunday she would seek a fourth term in elections next year to defend democratic principles in the face of looming threats at home and abroad. Predicting her toughest campaign to date, Merkel said the forces of populism as well as the uncertainty created...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Militias of Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have Sunday completely controlled the town of Tal al-Samen in Northern countryside of Raqqa, following clashes with the Islamic State, backed by air strikes of US-led alliance.  A military source confirmed that Liwa of Thowar...

U.S. President Barack Obama and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin spoke for about four minutes on Sunday at the APEC summit about Syria and Ukraine, a White House official said. "The president urged President Putin to uphold Russia's commitments under the Minsk agreements, underscoring...

The United Nations warned Sunday that time was "running out" for efforts to avoid a humanitarian catastrophe in Syria's war-battered Aleppo, as fresh fighting there killed at least eight schoolchildren. US President Barack Obama urged greater efforts to end the violence when he met Russian...