The Syrian rebel group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), which seized Aleppo in a shock offensive over the weekend, is an Islamist movement that has long ruled swathes of the country's northwest.

US President-elect Donald Trump on Monday warned Gaza militants of massive repercussions if hostages are not released by the time he takes office.

The European Union called Monday for "all sides to de-escalate" in Syria, as Russia mounted joint air raids with the regime of President Bashar-al Assad against a shock rebel offensive.

Joe Biden arrived in Angola Monday on the first and only trip to sub-Saharan Africa of his presidency which intended to underline US ambitions in Africa amid significant investment from China.

Human Rights Watch said Guinea's military rulers are torturing and repressing opponents and failing in their promise to transition to civilian rule this year, in a report published Monday.

A musical stage adaptation of the hit film "The Devil Wears Prada" has opened in London, with an original score by Elton John recounting the tale of a tyrannical magazine editor and her young ...

Romania's constitutional court on Monday validated the results of the first round of the November 24 presidential ballot won by far-right outsider Calin Georgescu.

Joe Biden arrived in Angola Monday for a two-day visit, his first and only trip to the African continent as US president.

Bitcoin has been on a tear this year, notching an impressive 151% gain and keeping crypto investors glued to their screens.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer insisted in a keynote speech on Monday that Britain will be able to ally with both a Donald Trump-led United States and its European neighbours.

A Vietnamese property tycoon sentenced to death for a multi-billion-dollar fraud will learn Tuesday whether her life will be ...

A dual US-Russian national was arrested on Monday for trying to smuggle two Cessna aircraft from the United States to Russia via Armenia, the Justice Department said.