Russian air strikes killed 12 civilians Tuesday in northwestern Syria, as renewed violence tightened the noose around the country's last major opposition bastion and deepened an already dire humanitarian crisis. Two of the victims were killed in a southern area of Idlib province while the...

The longest transport strike in France in decades appeared to be petering out on Monday, with most Paris metro and national train services back up and running, offering relief to weary commuters. But while the return to work marked a tentative victory for President Emmanuel Macron, who has...

Russian forces carried out fresh airstrikes on a de-escalation zone in northwestern Syria, killing at least nine civilians, local sources said on Monday. According to the Syrian opposition aircraft observatory, Russian warplanes targeted the rural areas of the northwestern...

Thousands of Iraqi anti-government protesters grappled with security forces in a bid to shut streets across the country on Monday, a deadline they had given authorities to implement long-awaited reforms. Rallies have rocked Iraq since October but fearing they would lose momentum amid...