ANKARA, Turkey: Attacks by Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS) militants in Syria’s northwestern Idlib province were an attempt by the Daesh-backed alliance to strengthen its grip on the region and frighten other factions into submission,

GENEVA: The first UN-backed discussions on the disputed Western Sahara region since 2012 opened in Geneva on Wednesday, but expectations remained low, with the meeting seen as just a first step towards resuming dialogue.Six

RIMBO, Sweden: STOCKHOLM: Peace talks between Yemeni government representatives and a rebel delegation will begin on Thursday in Sweden, the UN announced.“The (UN special envoy) would like to announce the restart of the intra-Yemeni

Meng Wanzhou, chief financial officer of Chinese tech giant Huawei, has been arrested in Canada and faces extradition to the US. In a statement on Wednesday, Canada's justice ministry, said Meng was arrested in Vancouver

Leading global oil traders Vitol, Trafigura and Glencore paid more than $30m in bribes to employees at state-owned Brazilian company Petrobras in a scheme that may still be going on, prosecutors said on Wednesday.

French President Emmanuel Macron scrapped a fuel tax rise amid fears of new violence after weeks of nationwide protests and the worst rioting in Paris in decades. Three weeks of demonstrations left four people

Serbia's prime minister suggested on Wednesday the creation of a standing army in Kosovo could provoke a military intervention. The predominantly ethnic Albanian Kosovo parliament is set to vote on December 14 on transforming

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said his country's Catholic bishops are "useless fools" and should be "killed" as the controversial leader stepped up his attack on the church, which has opposed his deadly war on drugs

Washington (CNN)The US has begun making the necessary preparations to sail a warship into the Black Sea, a move that comes amid heightened tensions in the region following Russia's seizure of Ukrainian ships and

Washington (CNN)New satellite images obtained exclusively by CNN reveal North Korea has significantly expanded a key long-range missile base located in the mountainous interior of the country, offering yet another reminder that diplomatic talks