Eight humanitarian aid organisations on Wednesday called for an immediate ceasefire in northwestern Syria, where hostilities have displaced half a million people in the past two months. Russia-backed forces of the Syrian regime have upped their deadly bombardment of the last major rebel...

Russian-led Syrian regime forces entered Saraqeb in northwestern Idlib province, a war monitor and eye witnesses said on Wednesday, in a renewed push by Bashar al-Assad to recapture the last rebel stronghold. Regime forces were combing the town after rebel fighters fled following...

Romania's liberal government collapsed in a parliamentary no-confidence vote on Wednesday after only three months in office, bringing the EU member closer to early elections. A total of 261 of 465 MPs voted in favour of a motion against the minority government led by Ludovic Orban, which...

Oil prices jumped by more than 3% on Wednesday on reports that scientists have developed an effective drug against the fast-spreading coronavirus that has weighed heavily on global economic activity. News that the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its producer allies are...