France's top court annuls arrest warrant against Syria's Assad
France's highest court Friday annulled a French arrest warrant against Syria's ex-president Bashar al-Assad -- issued before his ouster -- over 2013 deadly chemical att...
From Benjamin Franklin to Pony Express to anthrax: How the US Postal Service shaped a nation
The one government agency that still reaches nearly every American daily — undeterred by rain, sleet, snow or even gloom of night — turns 250 on Saturday.Established in...
Cleo Laine, British jazz singer who performed with Ray Charles and Frank Sinatra, dies at 97
By William SchombergLONDON, 2025 -British jazz singer Cleo Laine, who performed with musical greats including Frank Sinatra and starred as an actor in London's West End...
Syria, US and France hold 'frank' talks, urge success of Syria's transition
DUBAI (Reuters) -Syria's foreign minister held frank and productive talks with the United States and France at which they said on Friday they underlined the importance...
From sports day to shelter: Thai family flees shelling from Cambodia
By Shoon NaingSURIN, Thailand (Reuters) -Six-year-old Sunisa Chanprakhon was looking forward to running in her school sports day in their Thai border village on Thursda...
US CENTCOM says it killed senior Islamic state leader in Syria's Aleppo
(Reuters) -U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) forces killed a senior Islamic state leader and his two Islamic state-affiliated sons, the U.S. military said in a post on X o...
France's highest court rules arrest warrant for ex-Syrian leader Assad is invalid
PARIS (Reuters) -France's Cour de Cassation, the country's highest court, ruled on Friday that a warrant issued for former Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad was invalid.(Re...
Friend of Taylor Swift attack suspect sentenced in IS case by Austrian court
VIENNA (Reuters) -A teenage friend of the man suspected of planning a foiled attack on a Taylor Swift concert in Vienna last year was given a two-year prison sentence o...
Meta to ban political ads in EU due to bloc's 'unworkable' rules
Meta on Friday said it will be forced to ban political advertising on its platforms in the European Union from October because of rules the Facebook and Instagram owner...
Israel will let foreign countries drop aid into Gaza, Israel army radio says
DUBAI (Reuters) -Israel will allow foreign countries to parachute aid into Gaza starting on Friday, Israeli army radio quoted a military official as saying.An Israeli m...