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A Syrian court on Tuesday sentenced ousted leader Bashar al-Assad to death after a trial in absentia. Assad was convicted of crimes including killings, torture and ‌arbitrary arrest during the country’s nearly 14-year war. It was the first conviction against Assad, who was ousted in a rebel offensive in ​December …

Ukraine on Saturday denied targeting Bulgaria after a drone exploded close to the strategic Trans-Balkan gas pipeline linking Turkey to Ukraine near the Romanian border. Bulgaria’s defence ministry said the drone was of a type “widely used by the Ukrainian military”, and the foreign minister summoned the Ukrainian ambassador for …

Argentine President Javier Milei on Thursday demanded a bar on foreigners who express “hate” toward the Latin American country. The decree published by the presidency — which requires parliamentary approval — would bar or expel foreigners deemed to have “spread or incited hate messages” against the country or its people. …

US Central Command and the Saudi Arabian Armed Forces on Tuesday executed joint precision strikes in eastern Iraq, targeting “Iran-aligned terrorist” groups that had been directed by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) to strike American personnel and critical energy infrastructure in Saudi Arabia. In a statement on X, CENTCOM …

Global superstar Shakira has shared how she made ‘Dai Dai’ the 2026 FIFA World Cup anthem feat Burna Boy. In a recent interview, Shakira shared how her hit collaboration ‘Dai Dai’ with Burna Boy came about. According to the Colombian megastar, the song, which is the official anthem for the just-concluded 2026 FIFA World Cup, had …

The embattled Director-General of the disowned Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council, Adeniyi Adeyemi, has said the N400m he paid to secure his appointment letter was borrowed money and that his lenders have since petitioned the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, demanding a refund. Adeyemi spoke on Channels Television’s Politics Today …

Ukraine and nine other countries announced Monday they were forming a coalition to protect Europe from ballistic missiles, utilizing Kyiv’s experience in fighting Russia’s full-scale invasion for over four years. “Our goal is to build a shared ballistic missile defense capability for Europe,” the 10 nations said in a statement in Paris …

Canada moved on Thursday to advance a new pipeline from Alberta to the Pacific Coast as Prime Minister Mark Carney seeks to reduce the country’s dependence on the United States as its main oil customer, while trying to ease separatist tensions in the energy-rich province without abandoning environmental protections on …

United States must accept that the realities have now changed post-Israeli-US conflict with Iran, said Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf during his meeting with Uzbekistan’s speaker of parliament, as reported by a major media network of the Middle East region. “Conditions have improved compared to the past, and post-war …

The US has delisted four Indian companies from its sanctions list, which were accused of supplying advanced technology and equipment for Russia’s military-industrial base. The companies have been deleted from the Office of Foreign Assets Control’s (OFAC) Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons (SDN) List. The four companies include Hyderabad-based …