But because professional terrorists had brought much of northern Syria under a kind of psychological control, as I did not quite realize at the time, my escape only led me to the local police — and ...

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.

U.S. Supreme Court agrees to hear TikTok arguments against app ban, NPR visits a Syrian refugee camp cut off from outside for nearly a decade, dozens of men found guilty in France rape trial.

NPR's Michel Martin talks to retired Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, who served on the National Security Council, about the bomb attack on a Moscow street, outside a residential building.

Syrian rebels reportedly control most of Aleppo following their surprise offensive which left regime forces reeling. Thousands of opposition fighters in armoured vehicles have been deployed to ...

Macron's current alliance center-right alliance lacks the majority needed to pass legislation in the National Assembly.

NPR's Michel Martin talks to Russian historian Sergey Radchenko about what happens to Russia's sphere of influence in the Middle East with Assad gone.

With the arrest of Luigi Mangione, police have apprehended and charged a suspect in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, though many questions remain unanswered.

Syrian rebels have overturned one of the oldest dictatorships in the world. It has been a long struggle, including more than a decade of civil war. But it all began in 2011, during the Arab Spring.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is taking the witness stand in his own corruption trial. Netanyahu repeatedly had asked to delay the trial due to the Gaza war and his leadership duties.

The UK is at risk from British jihadists returning from Syria, security sources have told The Telegraph, as all asylum claims from the country were suspended following the fall of Bashar al-Assad.

If Erdogan chooses to operate against Kurdish factions in Syria, that could undermine efforts to rebuild Syria. MYRE: Yeah, ...