US President Donald Trump on Monday began to issue what is expected to be a flurry of executive orders and directives, as he sought to put his stamp on his new administration on matters ranging from energy to immigration. Two sources familiar with the plans said more than 200 such orders and...

The speed and intensity of the blazes ravaging Los Angeles this week have put its firefighting infrastructure to the test -- and given rise to questions and criticism surrounding preparedness. Hydrants ran dry in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood as it was ravaged by one of the region’s...

Germany, France, Austria and several Nordic countries said Monday they would freeze all pending asylum requests from Syrians, a day after the ouster of president Bashar al-Assad. While Berlin and other governments said they were watching the fast-moving developments in the war-ravaged...

Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, the leader of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, told the International Crisis Group that Aleppo will be administered by a transitional body, stressing that Hayat Tahrir al-Sham is considering dissolving itself to enable the consolidation of civilian and military structures,...