Ahmed al-Sharaa has been named "transitional" president after leading the overthrow of the Assad regime. Trump's plan to cut foreign aid will make it harder for Kurdish authorities to secure Syria ...

Here, The Independent takes a look at some of the most significant moments of the war since it began ... Israeli airstrikes, artillery and tank attacks continued in northern Gaza after ...

Gen Abdel Fattah al-Burhan has been leading the army during Sudan's 21-month civil war The US government has imposed sanctions on the head of Sudan's army and de facto president, Gen Abdel Fattah ...

Israel and Hamas have been at war in Gaza since October 7, 2023 when the militant group in a surprise attack killed over 1,200 people in Israel and took around 250 people as hostage, according to ...

Conor McGregor is facing a new civil lawsuit in which a woman accuses the mixed martial arts fighter of sexual battery during a 2023 NBA Finals game in Miami. The lawsuit, which was filed on ...

The $2.6 billion pledged by the U.K. is part of a G7 loan program to Kyiv that will be paid back using frozen Russian assets. The United Kingdom will also provide new military aid for Ukraine, ...

Syria's nearly 14 years of civil war ended when Assad fled to exile in Russia last month, but piecing together the shattered country will be a massive, long-term project. More than half of Syria's ...