U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday described an escalation in fighting in northwest Syria that killed dozens of Turkish troops as "one of the most alarming moments" of the nine-year-old war and called for an immediate ceasefire. The U.N. Security Council is due to...

 The rapid spread of the coronavirus increased fears of a pandemic on Friday, with six countries reporting their first cases and the World Health Organization (WHO) raising its global spread and impact risk alert to “very high”. World shares fell again, winding up their worst...

The U.N. Security Council will hold an emergency meeting Friday to discuss the escalation of fighting in Syria, diplomats said. The meeting is expected to begin at 2100 GMT, the acting chairman of the council, Belgian ambassador Marc Pecsteen de Buytswerve, told reporters. He said the...

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan Friday expressed grave concern over the situation in Syria's Idlib province after 33 Turkish soldiers were killed by Syrian fire, the Kremlin said. The Kremlin added that the two also agreed in a telephone call on...