These are external links and will open in a new window/ The Syrian regime is moving towards the Turkish border after Damascus reached a deal with Kurdish forces It has taken a week to reshape the map of the Syrian war, in the seven days since President Donald Trump used what he called his "great ...
In this Monday, Oct. 14, 2019 photo, Turkey-backed Syrian opposition fighters prepare their guns in Syria's northern region of Manbij. Syrian state media said Tuesday that government forces have entered the center of the once Kurdish-held northern town of Manbij and raised the national flag. (AP ...
These are external links and will open in a new window/ Tens of thousands of civilians have been forced to flee fighting in northern Syria and are in desperate need of humanitarian assistance, the UN has said. Turkey launched a cross-border military operation against Kurdish-led forces in the ...
These are external links and will open in a new window/ These are external links and will open in a new window/ Watch as Syrian government forces enter town of Ain Issa Russia has said it will not allow clashes between Turkish and Syrian forces, as Turkey's military offensive in northern Syria ...
Russia announced on Tuesday that its forces have begun patrolling the area between Syrian and Turkish troops and allied militias positioned near the Turkey-Syria border. The Russian Defense Ministry issued a statement saying its forces had established a presence in “the northwestern borders of ...
These are external links and will open in a new window/ These are external links and will open in a new window/ Watch as Syrian government forces enter town of Ain Issa The US has imposed sanctions on Turkish ministries and senior government officials in response to the country's military ...
Syrian government forces say they arrived in Kurdish-held towns, including Tal Tamer, on Monday Syrian government forces have started to reach the north of the country, hours after the government agreed to help Kurdish forces facing Turkey. Syrian state media say government forces entered Ain ...
to pull troops from northern Syria, his critics immediately warned that the move would pave the way for a Turkish offensive with potentially catastrophic repercussions./ State Department officials swiftly denied that Trump supported the Turkish incursion. Meanwhile, Trump appeared convinced he ...
Dozens have been killed since the assault against Kurdish forces in Syria began on Wednesday The Kurds in Syria say the Syrian government has agreed to send its army to the northern border to try to halt Turkey's offensive against them. Syrian state media earlier reported that government forces ...
Steve Witkoff sent a proposal for a nuclear deal to Tehran on Saturday/ The US has sent Iran a proposal for a nuclear deal between Tehran and Washington, the White House confirmed on Saturday. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said he had been presented with "elements of a US deal" by his ...
Palestinians inspect the damage at the site of an Israeli strike on a house in Jabalia, northern Gaza. Photo: 30 May 2025/ Hamas responded to a US ceasefire proposal by saying it is prepared to release 10 living Israeli hostages and 18 dead hostages in exchange for a number of Palestinian ...
Iran has further stepped up its production of highly enriched uranium, according to the UN nuclear watchdog. In a confidential report seen by the BBC, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said Iran now possesses over 400kg of uranium enriched to 60% purity - well above the level used ...
Laila Soueif was refusing glucose treatment in hospital, her daughter Mona Seif said/ The mother of a British-Egyptian activist imprisoned in Cairo has been admitted to hospital for the second time, a week after resuming a full hunger strike to campaign for his release, her family says. Laila ...
'World has responsibility to get aid into Gaza', UN official tells BBC/ The UN's humanitarian chief has said people in Gaza are being subjected to forced starvation by Israel. In an interview with the BBC, Tom Fletcher said he believed this had led to a change in the international response to ...
Israel resumed its military offensive against Hamas in Gaza in mid-March following the collapse of a two-month ceasefire/ A senior Hamas official has told the BBC the Palestinian armed group will reject the latest US proposal for a new Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal. The White House ...
Displaced children queue for food at a charity kitchen in Gaza City/ There is a state of chaos, a breakdown of security, and looting in north Gaza's main city, where Palestinians are desperately searching for food and where aid is difficult to access. The Hamas-run interior ministry said seven ...
The Iranian Embassy in India has said it is investigating the case of three Indian nationals who went missing in Tehran earlier this month. The men, all of whom are from the northern state of Punjab, had a stopover in Iran on 1 May, and were on their way to Australia, where they were promised ...
Barbara Plett Usher, Emma Rossiter and Yolande Knell in Jerusalem/ Watch: AFP footage appears to show a people removing sacks from UN warehouse in Gaza/ The UN's World Food Programme (WFP) says that "hordes of hungry people" have broken into a food supply warehouse in central Gaza. Two people ...
Israeli ministers said the settler outpost at Homesh will be retrospectively legalised (file photo)/ Israeli ministers say 22 new Jewish settlements have been approved in the occupied West Bank - the biggest expansion in decades. Several already exist as outposts, built without government ...