Canada’s foreign minister has condemned her own government’s approval of a known supporter of Syrian President Bashir al-Assad to a consular post in Canada, and said she would look into the matter. Canada, along with several other countries, cut diplomatic ties with Syria in 2012 in...

The Emirati astronaut who will make history by becoming the first Arab on the International Space Station said Tuesday he had received support from around the world before his "dream" mission. Hazzaa al-Mansoori, 35, is set to blast into space accompanied by Russia's Oleg Skripochka and...

 U.S. President Donald Trump denounced Iran's "blood lust" and called on other nations to join the United States to pressure Iran after attacks on Saudi oil facilities but said there is a path to peace. "We want partners, not adversaries," Trump said in an address before world leaders...

A UN body on Monday warned that the haze having caused by the forest and peatland fires in Indonesia has put 10 million children at risk from air pollution. A statement issued by UNICEF noted that small children are especially vulnerable to air pollution “because they breathe more...