After Assad’s fall, Syrians and EU officials hold rare meeting in Damascus
DAMASCUS, Syria — Representatives of Syria’s civil society held rare open discussions Saturday in Damascus in the presence…
Rocket attack in Syria’s capital wounds 1 person and causes damage
DAMASCUS, Syria — Rockets were fired at a home in Syria’s capital on Friday night, wounding several people…
German government to subsidize industry’s energy prices in bid to revitalize economy
BERLIN — Germany’s governing coalition agreed to subsidize energy prices for heavy industry over the next three years…
Taiwan’s foreign minister says closer ties with Israel align with the island’s interests
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwan wants to deepen its ties with Israel despite criticism over its war in Gaza…
Women riding the streets of Tehran on motorbikes is the latest sign of Iran’s societal change
TEHRAN, Iran — When Merat Behnam first gathered enough courage to ride her yellow scooter through the gridlocked…
New York Mayor-elect Mamdani taps a budget and policy veteran to be his No. 2 at City Hall
New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani appointed a veteran budget official to be his first deputy mayor on…
Iranian capital faces water rationing and evacuations if it doesn’t rain soon, president warns
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s president has warned that the capital is facing an unprecedented water and energy crisis…
6 migrants die in crash after police try to stop a van in Bulgaria
SOFIA, Bulgaria — Six migrants died, while three others and their driver were injured in a vehicle crash…
Aryna Sabalenka eliminates Coco Gauff to reach last four at WTA finals
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka earned a third straight group-stage win at the WTA Finals by…
Ukraine says it has hit a major Russian oil refinery with long-range drones
KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian drones struck a major oil refinery in Russia’s Volgograd region for the second time…
Dutch voters head to polls in a knife-edge election focused on housing and Wilders
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Dutch voters are going to the polls Wednesday in a knife-edge general election after…
2 men face sentencing in plot to kill Iranian American journalist
NEW YORK — A plot to assassinate Iranian-American journalist Masih Alinejad at her Brooklyn home came “chillingly near…