President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador insisted Friday that Mexico had respected the human rights of hundreds of Central American migrants detained in a robust security force operation the day before. National Guard troops used tear gas to detain 800 migrants who surged into Mexico...

Amb. James Jeffrey, the highest-ranking U.S. official on Syria, will be traveling to Brussels next week to discuss opening a new front of economic pressure against Iranian influence in Syria. Iran hawks in the Trump administration have seen their fortunes rise, fall, and rise again...

Up to 40 Syrian soldiers have been killed in an assault by hundreds of militants in north-western Syria, according to Russia's defence ministry. The ministry, which supports Syria's regime, said there were several attacks in which the militants seized two settlements in Idlib province....

Militants in Syria set off car bombs and used heavy gunfire to storm army positions in Idlib Thursday, state news agency SANA reported. The militant attack forced the army to redeploy and clashes were ongoing, SANA added. Idlib is the last rebel-held swathe of territory in the country...