Tens of thousands are expected to rally on Sunday to demand the resignation of Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam, despite her decision to suspend work on a divisive extradition bill that prompted the largest protests in decades. Huge numbers are expected to take to the streets in Hong...

Britain's ambassador to Iran on Sunday denied he was summoned by the Iranian foreign ministry after London accused Tehran of "almost certainly" being responsible for tanker attacks in the Gulf. "Interesting. And news to me," ambassador Rob Macaire said in a tweet a day after the Iranian...

An ammunition depot in Damascus exploded Saturday, state media reported, prompting a blast heard by an AFP journalist in the Syrian capital. "An ammunition depot for the Syrian regime army in western Damascus exploded after a fire in nearby fields started spreading," state news agency SANA...

 At least 35 combatants including 26 pro-regime forces were killed Saturday in clashes and airstrikes that erupted at dawn in northwestern Syria, a monitoring group said. The flare-up came as Russian-backed regime forces tried to retake two villages seized by militants and allied...