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Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Belarusian counterpart, Alexander Lukashenko, attend the Victory Day military parade in Moscow on May 9, the day Russia celebrates the anniversary of the Soviet Union¡¯s victory over Nazi Germany in WWII.
COMMENTARY / World
May 18, 2026
How Moscow lost friends and global influence
With even Russia¡¯s closest friends hedging their bets, the Kremlin¡¯s ability to project power and shape world affairs has been severely weakened.
Former head of political security in south Syria's Daraa province, Atif Najib attends the first trial session at the Palace of Justice, in Damascus on Sunday.
WORLD / Politics
Apr 27, 2026
Syrian court begins proceedings against Assad and allies
Bashar Assad and his brother had fled Syria and will be tried in absentia.
Military personnel stand at the crossing connecting the two banks of the Euphrates River, as others attempt to cross to the other side after the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) withdrew from Deir al-Zor province and the Syrian army took full control over the area, on Sunday.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 19, 2026
Syria and Kurdish forces agree on sweeping integration to end clashes
The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces had resisted integration into the Islamist-led government that has ruled Syria since the toppling of former President Bashar Assad.
The mass grave site in the desert near the eastern Syrian town of Dhumair in February
WORLD
Dec 29, 2025
Syria secures Assad-era mass grave and opens criminal investigation
The moves follow a report that revealed a yearslong conspiracy by the fallen dictatorship to hide thousands of bodies on the remote desert site.
A woman holds a sign in Arabic that reads "our martyrs are not numbers," during a news conference in Damascus, Syria, on Nov. 28.
WORLD
Dec 9, 2025
A year after Assad¡¯s fall, families of missing detainees languish without answers
As Syria marks a year since Bashar Assad¡¯s downfall, many people remain exhausted by the same burden that plagued them under his rule: the lack of closure.
Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa raises his hand during an event marking the first anniversary of former leader Bashar Assad's fall, in Damascus on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Dec 9, 2025
Syria¡¯s al-Sharaa vows to promote coexistence one year after Assad¡¯s ousting
Al-Sharaa¡¯s Islamist-led alliance launched a lightning offensive last year that brought a sudden end to more than five decades of Assad family rule.
A man walks on a poster of former Syrian President Bashar Assad, after Syrian rebels announced that they had ousted the strongman, in downtown Damascus in December last year.
WORLD / Politics
Dec 8, 2025
¡®It¡¯s all over¡¯: How Iran abandoned Assad to his fate days before fall
During Syria¡¯s civil war, which erupted in 2011 following the government¡¯s brutal repression of pro-democracy protests, Iran was one of Damascus¡¯ biggest backers.
Russian President Vladimir Putin (left) shakes hands with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa during a meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow on Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 16, 2025
Syrian leader seeks reset in Russia relations in Putin meeting
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa was expected to push for Moscow to extradite Bashar Assad, who fled there after being toppled.
A drone view of the mass grave site in the desert near the eastern Syrian town of Dhumair on Feb. 27
WORLD
Oct 15, 2025
Assad government secretly moved bodies from mass grave to cover up killings
The bodies were moved to cover up the Assad government¡¯s crimes and help restore its image, witnesses with direct knowledge of the two-year effort said.
The Nagoya High Court overturned a lower court decision that obliged the government to recognize a Syrian man as a refugee.
JAPAN
Sep 25, 2025
Court rules government not obliged to recognize Syrian man as refugee
The court overturned a lower court decision that obliged the government to recognize a Syrian man as a refugee.
Fidaa al-Eissa hangs a rug to dry on the rooftop of her home, surrounded by the wreckage left by the civil war, in the Qaboun neighborhood of Damascus on Feb. 21.
WORLD
Jun 30, 2025
¡®She¡¯s not coming back¡¯: Alawite women snatched from streets of Syria
The overthrow of Bashar Assad in December after 14 years of civil war unleashed a furious backlash against the Muslim minority community to which he belongs.
An Israeli Druze woman looks over the border between the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights and Syria on May 4.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 1, 2025
Israel¡¯s Syria policy could fuel more conflict and disorder
Israeli policy, part of a decades-old strategy of undermining Sunni power, risks paving the way for the emergence of a formidable new threat.
Smoke rises while members of the Syrian forces ride on a vehicle as they battle against an insurgency by fighters from ousted leader Bashar Assad's Alawite sect, in Latakia, Syria, on March 7.
WORLD
Mar 17, 2025
¡®Pray for us. They¡¯ve arrived¡¯: How Syria descended into revenge bloodshed
Just three months after Bashar Assad¡¯s ouster, parts of western Syria descended into vengeful bloodletting.
A woman reacts next to one of the pictures of victims of a recent wave of sectarian violence targeting Syria's Alawite minority in the west of the country along the Mediterranean sea coast, during a protest condemning the attacks in Syria's northeastern city of Qamishli on Tuesday.
WORLD
Mar 12, 2025
Syria determined to ¡®prevent unlawful revenge,¡¯ says fact-finding committee
The latest violence has marked the gravest threat to Syria¡¯s new authorities, calling into question their ability to govern.
Syrian army personnel gather as they head toward Latakia to join the fight against the fighters linked to Syria's ousted leader Bashar Assad, in Aleppo, Syria, on Friday.
WORLD
Mar 10, 2025
Syrian leader scrambles to contain deadliest violence in years
Clashes that a war monitoring group said had already killed over 1,000 people in Syria continued for a fourth day.
A soldier stands guard at a roundabout in Latakia, Syria, on Sunday. Syrian President Ahmed Sharaa called for national unity and peace after more than 1,000 people were reportedly killed in clashes in coastal regions of the country.
WORLD
Mar 9, 2025
Syria¡¯s new leader calls for peace as communal clashes continue
More than 1,000 people had been killed in the two days of fighting in the Mediterranean coastal region in some of the worst violence for years in a 13-year-old civil conflict.
A Russian military vehicle heads toward Hmeimim air base in Latakia, Syria, on Dec. 15.
WORLD / Politics
Mar 3, 2025
Russia gambles to keep military bases in post-Assad Syria
Syria¡¯s interim president wants to renegotiate the 49-year lease for one base and an indefinite lease for the other to secure better terms.
A member of the former rebel group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham stands guard near an image of Assad at the fourth division headquarters in Damascus on Jan. 23.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 3, 2025
Digital discord: Online disinformation sows discontent in Syria
There are fears online disinformation is derailing the transition of power after Sunni Islamist rebels defeated Assad in December.
Syrian police members attend their graduation ceremony at the Police Academy under the Syrian Salvation Government in Damascus, Syria, on Jan. 14.
WORLD
Jan 24, 2025
Syria¡¯s new leaders turn to Islamic law in effort to rebuild Assad¡¯s police
Syria¡¯s new authorities are using Islamic teachings to train a fledgling police force.
People shop at a mall in the town of al-Dana, near Sarmada, in the northern Syrian province of Idlib on Dec. 13.
WORLD
Jan 13, 2025
¡®It was a mafia¡¯: Syrian businesses hope for revival after Assad
Syria¡¯s new caretaker government has told business leaders it will adopt a free-market model and integrate the country into the global economy.
¡®My dream is broken¡¯: Japan visa rules push out foreign residents
A man orders from a kebab shop in the Okubo district in Tokyo.
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Chinese tourists at Wat Arun Ratchawararam Rathawaramahawihan in Bangkok
Murakami says his novels are ¡®different¡¯ from AI literature
Haruki Murakami's first book in three years hit shelves in Japan on Friday.
Japan¡¯s princesses face life-altering legal revisions
Princess Aiko, the daughter of Emperor Naruhito, said in a 2022 news conference upon coming of age that she hopes to ¡°spend a long time together¡± with her parents.
Japan plans to sharply raise fees for residence permits from October
Foreign tourists walk on the path leading to the Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in May.
Japan plans to sharply raise fees for residence permits from October
Foreign tourists walk on the path leading to the Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in May.
X Games returns to Chiba with new team format
Skateboarder Sora Shirai practices at Makuhari Messe in Chiba on Friday afternoon. X Games Chiba begins on Saturday.
NU Festival tests Takanawa Gateway City complex¡¯s culture cred
Veteran improvisers Kazuo Imai and Atsuhiro Ito brought some unruly energy to NU Festival, a three-day multimedia event held at the Takanawa Gateway City complex. ?
Japan¡¯s princesses face life-altering legal revisions
Princess Aiko, the daughter of Emperor Naruhito, said in a 2022 news conference upon coming of age that she hopes to ¡°spend a long time together¡± with her parents.
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Kazuma (right) faces off against future <i>yokozuna</i> Onosato during the All Japan Amateur Sumo Championships at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo in December 2020.

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