Islamic State group fighters have re-entered Palmyra, nine months after losing the ancient Syrian desert city, activists say. IS held Palmyra and its nearby ruins for 10 months before it was...
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has said a victory for his army in Aleppo would be a "huge step" towards ending the country's five-year civil war. But he added that the defeat of rebel groups in the...
U. S. President Barack Obama, keen to preserve his legacy on domestic health care and the Iran nuclear deal, is not expected to make major moves on Israeli-Palestinian peace before leaving office,...
In recent times, the use of polling to predict election results has lost some credibility. The polls got it wrong in Brexit. Then, to top that, it got it wrong in the election of Donald Trump. To be...
In recent times, the use of polling to predict election results has lost some credibility. The polls got it wrong in Brexit. Then, to top that, it got it wrong in the election of Donald Trump. To be...
The Saudi-led military coalition fighting in Yemen will not renew a two-day ceasefire in the ongoing war, a spokesperson has told the al-Arabiya TV network. The 48-hour ceasefire, which put a pause...
Since 92, Ghana and the US have voted in the same direction and somehow towards a similar ideology at every general elections Even though one can rightly argue that in Ghana political ideologies...
US Secretary of State, John Kerry has touted the United States’ engagement around the world and efforts it has put into supporting people, around the globe. The US, he said, was through various...
A pair of airstrikes targeting a Yemeni prison killed dozens of inmates off the nation's west coast Saturday, the nation's Houthi-controlled Defense Ministry said. The airstrikes, which targeted the...
12:30 a.m. The Russian military says that in the first day of the pause in fighting over the Syrian city of Aleppo, the corridors set up for civilians to escape the besieged city and for rebels to...
Though Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin seem to agree on a number of issues, there is one they apparently don't see eye to eye on. While Trump argues that Hillary Clinton is too weak to be president...
It's not a new Cold War. It's not even a deep chill. It's an outright conflict. US-Russia relations have deteriorated sharply amid a barrage of accusations and disagreements, raising the stakes on...
President Vladimir Putin has dismissed suggestions that Russia could face war crimes charges over its bombardment of Syria's second city Aleppo. He told French media the accusations were "rhetoric"...
Russia has been accused of targeting hospitals, which Mr Kerry said was Russia and the Syrian government should be investigated for war crimes, US Secretary of State John Kerry said. "Russia, and the...
Nigeria may be Africa’s big brother but it has not exactly been one to look up to as an example of best practices, whether with respect to managing an economy or governing a people. Ghana has at...
It is amazing to hear a sitting president in a crucial campaign into a general election, focusing so much on his warped perception of disunity in his closest political challenger instead of telling...
The Syrian military has announced a new offensive in rebel-held eastern Aleppo, where a quarter of a million people are living under siege. Jets pounded rebel positions in the city on Wednesday night...
The US has said it holds Russia responsible for a deadly attack on an aid convoy near the Syrian city of Aleppo on Monday. The White House has called it an "enormous humanitarian tragedy". Meanwhile,...
The UN has suspended all aid convoys in Syria after a devastating attack on its lorries near Aleppo on Monday. The strikes, which witnesses say came from the air, came hours after Syria declared a...
US-led coalition air strikes have killed at least 62 Syrian troops fighting so-called Islamic State in the east, the Russian military says. Aircraft flew in from Iraq and bombed Syrian troops near...
