Turkey is determined to preserve the de-escalation zone in Idlib, Syria despite the violations of cease-fire and the brutality of Assad regime, the country’s presidential spokesman said on Friday. Turkey’s Ibrahim Kalin met visiting US special envoy for Syria James Jeffrey and his...

The NBA playoff games will resume Saturday following a series of commitments reached between players and the league after a strike that halted play, the parties announced Friday. In a joint statement the NBA and its players association said they have agreed to "immediately establish a...

A UN human rights office spokesman said Friday that the shooting of Jacob Blake in the US exposes how African Americans continue to be exposed to differentiated and heightened risks in engaging with US law enforcement bodies. Rupert Colville, a spokesman for the UN High Commissioner for...

A deadly battle between Lebanese Sunnis and Shi'ites overnight prompted warnings of more violence as the country is pushed to breaking point by a financial meltdown and political tensions. Two people - a 13-year-old Lebanese Sunni boy and a Syrian man - were killed in the Khaldeh area south...