Venezuela's opposition leader Juan Guaido urged Europe to tighten financial sanctions against the government of Nicolas Maduro after it expelled Germany's ambassador, a magazine quoted him as saying Thursday. It was the latest flashpoint in a global showdown over Venezuela, with Western...

A Palestinian child succumbed to injuries sustained Wednesday while taking part in anti-occupation rallies east of Gaza. “Seyfeddin Abu Zeid, 15, has died of injuries suffered Wednesday at the hands of Israeli occupation forces,” Gaza’s Health Ministry said in a statement. More...

Turkey is committed to defending Syria’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, said Russia’s foreign minister on Wednesday  Restoring Syria's sovereignty and territorial integrity in "full scale" is the ultimate goal of the Astana format for Syrian peace with Turkey and Iran,...

 Hundreds of Islamic State fighters surrendered on Wednesday and hundreds more of their jihadist comrades were caught trying to escape the hardline group’s last, tiny scrap of land in eastern Syria, said a commander in the militia besieging it. Islamic State fighters holed up in...