France will send three planes to Beirut Wednesday with rescuers, medical equipment and a mobile clinic, followed by a visit Thursday by President Emmanuel Macron to the city devastated by a massive blast, the government said. The presidency announced that two military planes would leave...

A US official voiced confidence Tuesday that key powers would keep recognizing opposition figure Juan Guaido as Venezuela's interim president even if he is sidelined in disputed elections. The United States and most Western and Latin American nations no longer recognize leftist Nicolas...

At least 107 civilians, including 26 children and 11 women, were killed in July by all waring parties and 13 people had been died under torture during the same period, according to the Syrian Network for Human Rights.     According to a legal  report , the...

The World Health Organization on Tuesday urged Russia to follow the established guidelines for producing safe and effective vaccines after Moscow announced plans to start swiftly producing COVID-19 jabs. Russia said Monday it aims to launch mass production of a coronavirus vaccine in...