More than a year after Bashar al-Assad was driven from power, Syria has delivered one of the most dramatic legal verdicts in its modern history. A Syrian court has sentenced the former president to death in absentia, finding him responsible for crimes including killings, torture, arbitrary detention and crimes against humanity committed during his decades-long rule. His brother Maher al-Assad and former security official Atef Najib also received death sentences.…

A migration emergency on Spain’s North African doorstep has taken a sharp political turn, with the mayor of Ceuta calling for the creation of a dedicated detention facility for thousands of migrants and asylum seekers still stranded in the territory. Juan Jesús Vivas, the conservative Popular Party mayor-president of Ceuta, says the situation has become “unsustainable” after an extraordinary wave of crossings from Morocco at the end of July. He…

Colombia is facing a devastating rescue operation after a powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake tore through parts of the country’s west, killing at least 240 people, according to local authorities. The earthquake struck on Monday and caused widespread destruction across several areas, including the coastal Chocó region, Cali and parts of Colombia’s coffee-growing belt. But with rescue teams still searching damaged buildings and communities cut off by destruction, the final human cost…

Nearly 35 years after first arriving in the United States, an Indian-born man is now facing a legal battle that could strip him of the American citizenship he obtained years ago. The US government has filed a civil denaturalisation lawsuit against Harinder Singh, also known as Harinder Singh Sanghera and Rushpal Singh, alleging that he built his immigration history on a false identity and concealed crucial information from authorities. The…

A brief moment at the White House became an unlikely internet mystery this week after social media users began intensely analyzing the movements of a woman standing beside President Donald Trump. The woman, later identified as Jayme Leagh Franklin, was present in the Oval Office on Monday as Trump signed an executive order concerning federal recommendations for childhood vaccinations. Video from the event showed Franklin standing between Trump and Health…

The confrontation between the United States and Iran has moved into an increasingly dangerous arena: commercial shipping. A U.S. military helicopter fired missiles at a Panama-flagged cargo ship after the vessel allegedly attempted to breach the American blockade of Iranian ports, marking another escalation in a conflict that is already putting pressure on one of the world’s most important maritime trade routes. The incident involving the M/V Vela Nova occurred…

President Donald Trump has confirmed an extraordinary security operation in Turkey in which he was secretly moved away from Air Force One after U.S. security officials warned of a potential threat. The revelation came after reports detailed how Trump quietly left the presidential aircraft following a NATO summit in Turkey and boarded another military plane. According to reports, the operation was designed to make it appear as though Trump was…

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