Syrian president’s office denounces the ‘terrorist’ attack and pledges to pursue accountability for perpetrators. Syrian Civil Defence workers inspect the area of the car bomb attack on the outskirts of the city of Manbij, February 3 [Syrian Civil Defence/White Helmets via AP] A car bomb has killed at least 20 Read more…
At least 773 people were killed in eastern Congo’s largest city of Goma and its vicinity this week amid fighting with Rwanda-backed rebels who captured the city in a major escalation of a decadelong conflict, Congolese authorities said Saturday. The rebels’ advance into other areas was slowed by a weakened military that Read more…
US president has suggested that Egypt and Jordan should to take in Palestinians from Gaza. Foreign ministers of five Arab countries have issued a joint statement rejecting the forced displacement of Palestinians from their land. The statement, released on Saturday, presented a unified stance against US President Donald Trump’s call for Egypt Read more…
Justin Trudeau, Canada’s prime minister, announces tit-for-tat 25% tariffs and warns of impeded access to ‘vital goods critical to US security’ The leaders of Canada and Mexico have hit back after Donald Trump signed an order authorizing drastic tariffs of up to 25% on their exports to the US, while China said Read more…