News/World (Page 87)

World Scores of people were killed over the weekend in Haiti’s Cité Soleil area, Haiti’s prime minister’s office said on Monday, after attacks that the state and two non-governmental groups allege were ordered by a gang leader. 2 non-governmental groups allege killings were ordered by a gang leaderThomson Reuters · Posted: DecContinue Reading

Omar Alshogre watches in awe as political detainees at one of Syria’s most notorious prisons are released from an institution that was made to torture and kill anyone accused of speaking out against the Syrian government.  “The moment we are living today, freedom of the Assad regime, it’s worth allContinue Reading

The Canadian government is talking about adding helicopters and drones at the border to stop fentanyl shipments so Donald Trump drops his threat of devastating economic tariffs. But David Asher, a Trump ally, says it should be doing more. Much more. And as someone who’s worked on fentanyl policy for Trump, he says CanadaContinue Reading

A Syrian opposition war monitor and two senior army officers said early Sunday that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has left the country as rebels say they had entered Damascus following a stunning advance across the country, with residents of the capital reporting the sounds of gunfire and explosions. Rami Abdurrahman of theContinue Reading

Among the many moments of celebration across Syria on Sunday, the scene at the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus may be remembered as one of the most significant. Abu Mohammed al-Golani, the leader of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), who led his opposition forces out of Idlib province and in just 11 daysContinue Reading

The three-starred flag representing Syrian rebel groups was hoisted up a pole atop the Syrian embassy in Moscow on Monday — even as Bashar Al-Assad, Syria’s brutal dictator, is believed to be in exile in Russia after President Vladimir Putin granted him and his family asylum.  “This is politics,” said Ahamad Al-Gafra, a SyrianContinue Reading

Attempt to impeach President Yoon has failed in South Korea South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol survived an impeachment motion in the opposition-led parliament on Saturday that was prompted by his short-lived attempt to impose martial law this week, after members of his party boycotted the vote. Only 195 votesContinue Reading

Pope Francis presided over a solemn ceremony in St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome on Saturday, creating 21 new cardinals — known as the “princes of the church” — and adding them to the highest rank below the Pope in the Roman Catholic hierarchy. Archbishop of Toronto Francis Leo was among thoseContinue Reading

A U.S. federal appeals court panel on Friday unanimously upheld a law that could lead to a ban of TikTok as soon as next month, handing a resounding defeat to the popular social media platform as it fights for its survival in the U.S. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the DistrictContinue Reading