A new set of leaks reveals some of the darkest chapters during the Syrian civil war, with a whistleblower providing evidence of up to 800 civilian deaths (MEE - Elis Gjevori) A military defector from the government has revealed the horrors inflicted on captives at one of the most notorious...

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia’s Defense Ministry announced Saturday that it was pulling back troops from two areas in Ukraine’s eastern Kharkiv region where a Ukrainian counteroffensive has made significant advances in the past week. The news came after days of apparent advances by...

LONDON (AP) — Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch and a rock of stability across much of a turbulent century, died Thursday after 70 years on the throne. She was 96. The palace announced she died at Balmoral Castle, her summer residence in Scotland, where members of...

Syrian media confirmed that there is a feverish campaign among citizens to buy firewood, including in major cities, such as Damascus, Aleppo and Homs, without waiting for the distribution of heating oil, which usually takes place in the eighth month of each year, while the ninth month entered...