PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron became the first European Union head of state to speak directly with Syria's new president, Ahmad al-Sharaa, on Tuesday.

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Two years have passed since a devastating earthquake shattered Turkey’s southern region, but for Omer Aydin and many other of ...

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German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan hold a joint press conference after ...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — President Donald Trump’s proposal that the United States “take over” the Gaza Strip and ...

Cissie Gool House was one of the highlights of our trip to Cape Town and we wanted to share our reflections with you and our support for the families who now call this community their home. Over 1,000 ...

Two years after the 6 February earthquakes, there are still families who cannot find their missing ones. Sema Güleç, the ...