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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.
Mohamad, a Syrian refugee, sits on the stairs before taking boxing classes in Amsterdam in March 28.
WORLD / Society
Apr 23, 2026
Syrian minorities refused asylum in Europe as rejections surge
According to the European Union Asylum Agency, 27,687 out of 38,407 Syrian asylum decisions in 2025 were negative, or a 28% success rate compared with 90% in 2024.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy walks with Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa as they meet in Damascus on Sunday.
WORLD / Politics
Apr 6, 2026
Ukraine and Syria agree to cooperate on security, Zelenskyy says
The Ukrainian leader has offered some Middle East states his country¡¯s expertise in countering drone and missile attacks developed during its war with Russia.
Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted an area in the southern suburbs of Beirut on Tuesday.
WORLD
Mar 18, 2026
U.S. encourages Syrian action against Hezbollah, but Damascus is hesitant, sources say
Five sources said Syria is reluctant to embark on such a mission for fear of being sucked into the war in the Middle East and inflaming sectarian tensions.
The U.S. attacks on Iran contradict Washington¡¯s stated strategic priorities, risk draining resources from the Indo-Pacific focus on China and expose the persistent dilemma of Middle East entanglements.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 3, 2026
The Middle East ensnares another U.S. president
Trump¡¯s attack on Iran undermines the credibility of objections to Chinese aggression.
Members of the Kurdish internal security forces in Qamishli, Syria, on Friday.
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Feb 14, 2026
Risk of missteps hangs over U.S.-backed ceasefire deal in northeast Syria
The progress of the deal tests the ability of Syria¡¯s new leaders to stabilize a nation fractured by 14 years of war.
Syrian Interior Ministry security forces vehicles prepare to enter the city of Hasakah in northeastern Syria, following an agreement between Damascus and the Syrian Democratic Forces reached on Jan. 30, in Al-hasakah, Syria, on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 3, 2026
Syria starts taking over Kurdish strongholds on U.S.-backed deal
The U.S., which has for years supported the Syrian Democratic Forces, pushed for the group¡¯s integration with the state and the implementation of the agreement.
Members of Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces arrive at the Kurdish-held city of Ain al-Arab, also known as Kobane, on Friday after they withdrew from the Al-Aqtan prison in the Raqa province of Syria.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 26, 2026
Life-saving aid reaches Kurdish-majority town in Syria: U.N.
The aid came as the Syrian authorities and Kurdish forces extended a ceasefire agreement after the latter relinquished swaths of territory.
People walk past a poster with an image of U.S. President Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein pasted on a bus stop in Nuuk, Greenland, on Saturday.
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Jan 25, 2026
From Greenland to Ukraine, Trump¡¯s centralized diplomacy creates whiplash for allies
The approach may hold a unique appeal to Trump, given his suspicion of the Washington bureaucracy and desire to have his decisions implemented quickly.
As Russia¡¯s invasion of Ukraine continues, Vladimir Putin¡¯s reluctance to engage with global crises, such as America's actions in Venezuela, reveals his limited ability to assert Russian power on the world stage.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 23, 2026
Putin¡¯s recent silence is worrying
It¡¯s hard to know exactly what Russians think, as reporting there is strictly limited.
Syria's President Ahmad al-Sharaa delivers a speech on the first anniversary of Bashar Assad's fall, in Damascus on Dec. 8.
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Jan 22, 2026
How Syria¡¯s al-Sharaa captured Kurdish-held areas while keeping the U.S. onside
Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa¡¯s rapid takeover of territory long held by the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces tested the boundaries of Washington¡¯s support for him.
Military members gather near Raqqa prison, where the Syrian army is besieging Syrian Democratic Forces members after the army took control of Raqqa, Syria, on Monday
WORLD
Jan 20, 2026
Syria tightens grip after Kurdish pullback and says IS prisoners escaped
The Syrian army said ¡°a number of¡± Islamic State group militants had escaped a prison that had been under the control of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces.
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.
Screen grab obtained on Saturday from a video released on the X account of the U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) shows images of "large-scale" strikes carried out by U.S. and allied forces against the Islamic State jihadist group in Syria earlier that day in response to an attack last month that left three Americans dead, the U.S. military says.
WORLD
Jan 11, 2026
U.S. announces ¡®large-scale¡¯ strikes against IS in Syria
Jordan¡¯s air force also carried out targeted air strikes against IS as part of the operation, its military said on Sunday.
A father holds his injured son after he was wounded during clashes between the Syrian army and Syrian Democratic Forces, at a hospital in Aleppo, Syria, on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 7, 2026
Syrian government and SDF trade blame as violence resumes in Aleppo
Syrian officials are scrambling to advance a ?deal to address Syria¡¯s deepest remaining fracture by merging the Syrian Democratic Forces ?with the central ?government.
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 U.S. airman prepares an A-10 Thunderbolt II for flight from a base at an undisclosed location in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, in support of Operation Hawkeye Strike, on Friday.
WORLD
Dec 20, 2025
U.S. hits Islamic State targets in Syria with large retaliatory strikes
U.S. Central Command ?said the strikes ?hit more than 70 targets across central Syria, adding that ?Jordanian fighter jets supported the operation.
Fighters with the Syrian Democratic Forces, a Kurdish-led militia group, looking out at ISIS-held areas of Baghuz, Syria, on Feb. 10, 2019.
WORLD
Dec 15, 2025
Syria and coalition forces chasing IS ¡®sleeper cells¡¯ after attack, official says
Authorities have said the perpetrator was part of the security forces and due to be fired for his ¡°extremist Islamist ideas.¡±
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.
¡®My dream is broken¡¯: Japan visa rules push out foreign residents
A man orders from a kebab shop in the Okubo district in Tokyo.
Thailand gets serious about chasing high-spending tourists
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.
Six of the best: rikishi of note in each sumo division
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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