As the EU prepares for its annual review of sanctions imposed on Syria, it faces a moment of reckoning — an opportunity to ...

Four days of clashes between pro-government gunmen and members of a minority sect in Syria have left nearly 100 people dead ...

It said it was "the first visit by Russian officials to Damascus" since Assad fled in December in the face of a lightning rebel advance across the country. Moscow was one of Assad's key backers ...

As Damascus teetered, Assad's aide orchestrated a shadowy airlift, spiriting millions and secrets to Russia, paving his own escape route. IMAGE: Russian President Vladimir Putin, right ...

Kyiv, Ukraine: Russia launched a wave of aerial attacks at Ukraine on Monday in an abrupt end to a fragile 30-hour Easter truce between the two sides. The renewed strikes, confirmed by both Moscow ...

Assad and his ally Russia spread conspiracy theories about these famous first responders — who mostly stayed out of the capital. But with Assad's ouster on Dec. 8, a convoy of White Helmets ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin called for an Easter cease-fire in Ukraine this weekend. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russian shelling had increased Sunday morning. Moscow said ...

Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned that the US may withdraw from brokering a Russia-Ukraine peace deal within days if progress isn't evident. Following meetings in Paris, Rubio emphasised the ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said continued attacks by Russia suggested Moscow wasn’t serious about a truce after Russian President Vladimir Putin called for an ‘Easter cease-fire ...

Russian attacks on Ukraine continued overnight into Easter Sunday, Volodymyr Zelenskyy says - despite Vladimir Putin announcing a 30-hour "Easter truce". The Ukrainian president said on social ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a temporary Easter ceasefire in Ukraine starting Saturday, citing humanitarian reasons, as Russia and Ukraine swapped hundreds of captured soldiers in ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Saturday that, according to his top commander, Russian artillery fire had not subsided despite the Kremlin's proclamation of an Easter ceasefire.