The world begins welcoming 2025 with light shows, embraces and ice plunges American Samoa will be among the last to welcome 2025, a full 24 hours after New Zealand. World 31 Dec, 2024
Who is Abu Mohammed al-Golani, the leader of the insurgency that toppled Syria's Assad? In recent days, the insurgency even dropped his nom de guerre and began referring to him by his real name, Ahmad al-Sharaa. World 08 Dec, 2024
Jubilation and gunfire as Syrians celebrate the end of the Assad family's half-century rule The rebels mainly come from the Sunni Muslim majority in Syria, which also has sizable Druze, Christian and Kurdish communities. World 08 Dec, 2024
Who is Abu Mohammed al-Golani, the leader of Syria's shock insurgency? Al-Golani's success on the battlefield follows years of maneuvering among extremist organizations while eliminating competitors and former allies. World 04 Dec, 2024
What to know about sudden rebel gains in Syria's 13-year war and why it matters Aleppo was home to 2.3 million people before the conflict. World 02 Dec, 2024
Israel's strikes are shifting the power balance in the Middle East, with US support Israeli military strikes are targeting Iran's armed allies across a nearly 2,000-mile stretch of the Middle East and threatening Iran itself. World 08 Oct, 2024
Suspects in foiled plot to attack Taylor Swift shows aimed to kill 'tens of thousands': CIA official The suspects in the foiled plot to attack Taylor Swift concerts in Vienna earlier this month sought to kill “tens of thousands” of fans before the CIA discovered intelligence that disrupted the planning and led to arrests, the agency's deputy director said. World 29 Aug, 2024
Paris closes the Olympics, and Los Angeles turns to Tom Cruise for its 2028 mission Setting out to prove that topping Paris isn’t mission impossible, Los Angeles rolled out a skydiving Tom Cruise, Grammy winner Billie Eilish and other stars on Sunday as it took over Olympic hosting duties from the French capital, which closed out its 2024 Games just as they started — with joy and panache. Sports 12 Aug, 2024
A year has passed since Niger's dramatic coup. Life has become more dangerous and desperate The junta, along with those in neighboring Mali and Burkina Faso, is breaking away even from longtime West African allies. World 26 Jul, 2024
Key events of Vladimir Putin's 24 years in power in Russia Significant dates in Vladimir Putin’s 24 years in power in Russia: World 07 May, 2024
The US military will begin plans to withdraw troops from Niger A US official said there was no timeline for withdrawal besides talks set to start in the coming days about next steps. World 21 Apr, 2024
Attack blamed on IS militants kills 22 pro-government fighters in central Syria An attack on pro-government fighters by suspected members of the Islamic State group in central Syria killed 22 pro-government fighters, an opposition war monitor and pro-government media reported Friday. World 19 Apr, 2024
