The Trump administration revoked Temporary Protected Status yesterday for more than 300,000 Venezuelans in the U.S., leaving ...

The award-winning Bengali author talks about his books, development of minority communities, Kolkata Book Fair, social media, and more Abul Bashar — the author of ‘Agnibalaka’ and several other ...

Manbij in northeastern Aleppo province continues to see violence two months after the fall of President Bashar Assad in an insurgent offensive. Turkish-backed factions known as the Syrian National ...

Rebel forces in Syria have unveiled the opulent lifestyle of former President Bashar al-Assad after storming his presidential palace in Damascus. Videos circulated online show a fleet of luxury ...

The presence of Su-33 aircraft over the Norwegian and Barents Seas reveals more about the state of the Russian navy than the ...

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The presence of Su-33 aircraft over the Norwegian and Barents seas reveals more about the Russian navy's condition than the ...

Syria's interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa said his government aims to restore ties with the United States in the coming days but has not yet had any contact with the Trump administration ...

At least 20 people were killed in a car explosion in Syria's Manbij, the deadliest such attack since autocratic President Bashar al-Assad was ousted by Islamist rebels in December last year. Listen to ...

As in Venezuela, North Korea, and Russia, deposed Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad’s regime was such a case, characterized by centralized control, suppression of dissent, and a reliance on a powerful ...

Recently, Manbij has fallen under the control of Kurdish militias and their allies. And that is only a rough summary of the city’s grim and complex history.