The U.S. State Department came under fire for allegedly endangering religious freedom in Syria at a recent hearing of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom.  The Commission, created by Congress to advise the U.S. government, has held up the U.S.-backed, Kurdish-led...

France Sunday slammed Turkey's "aggressive" intervention in the Libya conflict as unacceptable, accusing its fellow NATO member of violating a UN arms embargo and sending half a dozen ships to the war-torn country's coast. Turkey, supported by its main regional ally Qatar, backs the...

French President Emmanuel Macron will give a televised national address on Sunday night, his fourth since the start of the coronavirus crisis, seeking fresh momentum for the final two years of his term. Macron has seen his poll ratings slide amid criticism of his government’s handling of...

The police chief in the US city of Atlanta resigned after an officer fatally shot a black man during an arrest, the mayor said Saturday, with the new killing injecting fresh anger into protests against racism and police brutality. Demonstrators blocked an interstate highway and set alight...