SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Alec Baldwin fired a prop gun on the set of a Western and killed the cinematographer in what the actor Friday called a “tragic accident.” The director of the movie was wounded, and authorities were investigating. Halyna Hutchins, the cinematographer on “Rust,”...

The first round of talks between the Syrian government and the opposition to draft constitutional reforms in Geneva ended in disappointment and no new date has been set for the next meeting, the United Nations envoy for Syria said Friday. The talks started Monday following a nine-month...

A new Russian film tackles one of the country’s great taboos: the role of Russian mercenaries in trouble spots around the world and the toll this takes on the family members of the often unacknowledged soldiers who die in combat. “Mama, I’m Home”, produced by Alexander Rodnyansky,...

The Syrian government is siphoning off millions of dollars of foreign aid by forcing UN agencies to use a lower exchange rate, according to new research. The Central Bank of Syria, which is sanctioned by the UK, US and EU, in effect made $60m (£44m) in 2020 by pocketing $0.51 of every aid...