More than 273,000 Syrians who fled their country’s civil war to neighboring Turkey have returned home since the fall of former president Bashar al-Assad in December, Turkey’s vice-president said Friday. “The number of people who have voluntarily returned to Syria since December 8, 2024...

Israel launched widescale strikes against Iran on Friday, saying it targeted nuclear facilities, ballistic missile factories and military commanders during the start of a prolonged operation to prevent Tehran from building an atomic weapon. Iran had launched about 100 drones towards Israeli...

  It’s been about 150 days since Joseph Aoun and Nawaf Salam took office. On one hand, Lebanon is experiencing its best chapter in two decades. On the other hand, there are concerns about the slow pace of progress – and that another war is on the verge of erupting. Regardless of...

  Portugal won the 2025 UEFA Nations League title Sunday after defeating Spain 5-3 on penalties in a match that ended 2-2 after regular time and extra time. Spanish midfielder Martin Zubimendi put his team ahead 1-0 in the 21st minute at Munich's Allianz Arena with a shot from inside...