Federal government faces shutdown after stop-gap funding bill fails in the House, fighting rages in eastern Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk, Syria forming a new government after fall of Assad regime.

Greenfield, the outgoing U.S. ambassador to the U.N., about her career in foreign service and American diplomacy.

Syria's new rulers are forming a government after more than half a century of dictatorship under former leader Bashar al-Assad and his father.

To say it was a year unlike any other is an understatement. Hereunder, prepare to be reminded, whether you want it or not ...

She speaks with NPR's Michel Martin about what she says are Musk's ... December 17, 2024 • People in Syria are looking for their relatives and friends in prisons, hospitals and morgues.

The Islamic State spread from Iraq into Syria, and Syria’s Kurdish ethnic minority created an autonomous region. Some of the armed groups that gained territory during the civil war also fought ...

The number of US troops in Syria has regularly surged higher than the Pentagon has publicly disclosed since at least 2020, and in recent months increased to more than double the roughly 900 troops ...

A portrait of ousted Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad is taken off the wall of a regime prison in Damascus, Syria. (Lorenzo Tugnoli for The Washington Post) The Syrian regime’s collapse came more ...

Sharaa: Qatar ready to invest in Syria Qatari official: Qatar will stand alongside Syrian brothers Jordanian foreign minister meets new de facto ruler in Damascus Jordan ready to help Syria ...

Hostilities have escalated between Syrian rebels backed by Ankara and the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces in the northeast since Bashar al-Assad was toppled on Dec. 8. Syrian armed groups ...

DAMASCUS, Syria (AFP) — Two weeks after seizing power in a sweeping offensive, Syria’s new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa on Sunday said weapons in the country, including those held by Kurdish-led ...

A senior diplomat has announced that the United States is dropping a $10m reward for the arrest of Syria’s new leader, Ahmed al-Sharaa, after an uprising that toppled President Bashar al-Assad.