The leadership in Damascus signed a deal with the SDF in March for it to merge with the Syrian army by the end of 2025 but there have been disagreements over how that would happen....
Videos verified by the Observers team show Iranian security forces attacking a hospital in Ilam, Iran, on the night of 3-4 January. The footage shows security forces firing shotguns and tear gas as th...
The deadliest clashes so far broke out on January 6 between Syrian government forces and Kurdish fighters in a contested area of the northern city of Aleppo. This comes as efforts to merge the U.S.-ba...
Five student unions among nine colleges at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) have been dissolved in the space of a year, with their leaders attributing the closures to the institution’s requi...
The UN has condemned the US attack on Venezuela & the abduction of Nicolas Maduro. As the world body calls on the int'l community to "come together" & forcefully reject "undermining a fundamental prin...
C.J. Mahoney, Meta's new chief legal officer and a former Trump administration official. Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images Meta hired C.J. Mahoney, a former Trump administration official...
The United States had been chasing the oil tanker, formerly known as the Bella 1, since it evaded a partial US blockade around Venezuela and thwarted an attempt by the US Coast Guard to board it late ...
The economic situation is likely to worsen as Iran's Central Bank drastically reduced the subsidised exchange rates for dollars it offers to importers and producers....
Meanwhile, Russia's battlefield gains in Ukraine last year were the highest since 2022, an analysis by the AFP news agency showed....
The US military operation that led to the seizure of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has sparked international alarm, both with allies and foes of the United States. For in-depth analysis and a de...
The death toll for Venezuelan security officials comes after Cuba’s government on Sunday announced that 32 Cuban military and police officers working in Venezuela had also been killed....
US President Donald Trump has been told by the CIA that Venezuelan now interim president Delcy Rodriguez and other senior officials from Maduro's government are the best bet to maintain stability, sou...
China's large military exercise around Taiwan comes after tensions with Japan and a major US arms sale. Maxim Shemetov/Reuters China's military is conducting massive war games all around Taiwan. The e...
Amid regional tension and diplomatic uncertainty, Israel reported the targeted killing of an Iranian operative in Lebanon....
At a moment of regional tension and uncertainty, Israel reported the targeted killing of an Iranian agent in Lebanon....
President Donald Trump speaks at a podium about his January 3rd raid on Venezuela. Pete Hegseth, Marco Rubio, and Stephen Miller stand behind him. Jim WATSON / AFP via Getty Images Donald Trump on Sat...
Iranian forces "behaved with savage brutality" when they stormed a hospital in Ilam, a nurse told DW. Mass protests continue to grow....
Barry Pollack represented Julian Assange in his complex plea deal negotiations with the Justice Department. Kim Hong-Ji/Reuters Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro hired US lawyer Barry Pollack to defend...
Investigation continues into the fatal shooting of a woman accused of ramming an ICE agent in Minneapolis....
China unveiled the DF-26 at a military parade in 2015. Xinhua/Xu Suhui New Pentagon maps show the estimated ranges of China's vast missile arsenal. Missiles can reach Taiwan, the Philippines, Japan, G...