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The UN special envoy for Syria has expressed regret that talks between the government and opposition scheduled to start on 25 July in Geneva “are no longer possible,” reportedly because President Bashar al-Assad’s government contends that Switzerland i…

A fierce heatwave in western Europe on Monday left much of the continent wilting under a scorching sun, smashing temperature records and feeding ferocious forest wildfires. In Britain, the 38.1 Celsius (100.9 Fahrenheit) in Suffolk, eastern England, ma…

Sir Mo Farah was already a hero for his feats on the athletic track. Now he will forever be celebrated for showing the truth behind the hostility often pushed by the press and politicians – that every single person seeking safety is a human being, with…

The United Nations is pushing Yemen’s warring parties to agree on a six-month truce extension, two sources familiar with the talks said, which would be the longest in the seven-year-old conflict as international pressure grows on both sides to end the …

Russian President Vladimir Putin will travel to Tehran on Tuesday for talks with his Iranian and Turkish counterparts on the Syria conflict. Russia, Turkey and Iran have in recent years met to discuss Syria as part of the so-called “Astana peace proces…

An Australian teenager is believed to have died in a Syrian jail after being held for three years, his family said Monday as they pleaded for the return of other detained women and children. Yusuf Zahab, 17, died from “uncertain causes” in northeast Sy…

Israel’s army said on Monday it intercepted a drone presumed to belong to Lebanon’s Hezbollah group that crossed into the self-proclaimed Jewish state. “Soldiers spotted and intercepted a drone that crossed from Lebanon into Israeli territory,” an army…

The Muslim Council of Britain has accused British tabloid the Daily Mail of “peddling negative tropes against Muslims” after the British tabloid attacked Tory leadership candidate Penny Mordaunt for meeting with their secretary general, Zara Mohammed. …

Egyptian opposition parties announced their categorical rejection of any alliance with Israel over the weekend, despite the two countries having had diplomatic ties for decades. The parties held a rare meeting on Saturday at the Karama (Dignity) Party …

The leader of Tunisia’s main opposition party is due to be questioned by the country’s anti-terrorism unit on Tuesday on suspicion of money laundering and terrorist financing through an association charity. The accused, Rached Ghannouchi, was among a d…