By BASSEM MROUE and KAREEM CHEHAYEB Assocaited Press BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian insurgents entered the central city of Hama Thursday after days of intense clashes with government forces as they push forward with their week-long offensive that brought large parts of Syria under their ...
By TOM NOUVIAN and SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron will address the nation Thursday following the resignation of ousted Prime Minister Michel Barnier, a day after a historic no-confidence vote at the National Assembly left France without a ...
By HYUNG-JIN KIM and KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea's president replaced his defense minister Thursday as opposition parties moved to impeach both men over the stunning-but-brief imposition of martial law that brought armed troops into Seoul ...
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Amnesty International accused Israel of committing genocide in the Gaza Strip during its war with Hamas, saying it has sought to deliberately destroy Palestinians by mounting deadly attacks, demolishing vital infrastructure and preventing the ...
By COSTAS KANTOURIS and NICHOLAS PAPHITIS Associated Press THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Crime-solving techniques applied to a medieval illuminated manuscript in Paris may have solved a centuries-old puzzle — the true identity of a leading Byzantine painter who injected humanity into the ...
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — London's Royal Albert Hall, the gilded concert venue known for an annual "Rule Britannia" singalong, is preparing to host a different kind of spectacle: Sumo wrestling. Camera shutters clicked furiously and reporters "ahhhed" in delight ...
By MOHAMMAD JAHJOUH and WAFAA SHURAFA Associated Press KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli airstrikes tore through a tent camp for displaced Palestinians in southern Gaza on Wednesday, sparking fires and killing at least 21 people, according to the head of a nearby hospital, in the ...
By KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — The leader of Syria's most powerful insurgent group toured the seized city of Aleppo on Wednesday in a surprise visit — the first since the group captured large parts of the city over the weekend as fierce fighting intensifies in the ...
By DAVID RISING and KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol shocked the nation in a televised address late Tuesday, declaring martial law and calling in troops to secure the National Assembly building where parliament sits. The ...
By KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Over the past dozen years, Syrian militant leader Abu Mohammed al-Golani has worked to remake his public image and the insurgency he commands, renouncing longtime ties to al-Qaida and consolidating power before emerging from the ...