Syria’s transitional judicial authorities have issued a historic death sentence against ousted ruler Bashar al‑Assad, finding him guilty in absentia of war crimes and crimes against humanity committed during the country’s brutal civil war. This marks the first time Assad has been formally sentenced by a Syrian court since his government collapsed, signalling a dramatic […]

Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said on Tuesday that the United States and Iran are close to reaching “some sort of an arrangement,” raising fresh hopes of a breakthrough in the prolonged conflict over the Strait of Hormuz. “Things are shaping up again in favour of a peace arrangement or a deal,” Asif told Bloomberg

US President Donald Trump secretly switched aircraft while leaving Turkey last month after officials received a credible threat that Iran was planning to assassinate him, an elaborate deception operation first reported by The Washington Post and since confirmed by CBS News, Reuters and other US outlets. Trump had travelled to Ankara for a NATO summit

BOGOTÁ: A powerful earthquake measuring 7.4 in magnitude struck western Colombia early Monday morning, killing at least 111 people, trapping residents under rubble, and prompting the government to declare a national emergency, authorities said. The quake’s epicenter was located near San José del Palmar in Chocó department, roughly 250 miles west of Bogotá, at a