The United States, France and Britain launched military strikes in Syria to punish President Bashar Assad for a suspected chemical attack against civilians and to deter him from doing it again, President Donald Trump announced Friday. Explosions lit up the skies over Damascus, the Syrian...

President Trump: U.S. has "launched precision strikes" on targets associated with Syrian chemical weapons program.  

The United States on Friday blamed the Syrian government for a deadly chemical weapons attack this month and slammed Russia for failing to stop its ally, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. As the prospect of U.S.-led military action that could lead to confrontation with Russia hung over...

British U.N. Ambassador Karen Pierce said Friday that Britain was not involved in an alleged deadly chemical weapons attack in Syria, rejecting an accusation by Russia's defence ministry. "This is grotesque, it is a blatant lie, it is the worst piece of fake news we've yet seen from the...