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Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa (right) receives U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres at the People's Palace in Damascus on Saturday.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 27, 2026
Syrian president tells Al Jazeera his country seeks security deal with Israel
A deal ?could ?pave the way for comprehensive peace between both countries without ?compromising Syria¡¯s right to the Golan Heights, President ?Ahmad al-Sharaa says.
The Syrian flag flies at the Umayyad Square in Damascus, Syria, on July 22.
WORLD
Jul 26, 2026
Syria reports fresh Israeli incursion and shelling in south
Israeli officials have said they intend to keep forces in a ¡°security zone¡± in southern Syria, where they seek a broader demilitarized zone.
France's President Emmanuel Macron meets with Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa in Damascus on Tuesday.
WORLD
Jul 7, 2026
Blasts rock Damascus during Macron visit
The blasts underscore the major security ?challenges in Syria, where French President Emmanuel Macron is the first head of state of ?a European Union country to visit since 2024.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Belarusian counterpart, Alexander Lukashenko, attend the Victory Day military parade in Moscow on May 9, the day Russia celebrates the anniversary of the Soviet Union¡¯s victory over Nazi Germany in WWII.
COMMENTARY / World
May 18, 2026
How Moscow lost friends and global influence
With even Russia¡¯s closest friends hedging their bets, the Kremlin¡¯s ability to project power and shape world affairs has been severely weakened.
Former head of political security in south Syria's Daraa province, Atif Najib attends the first trial session at the Palace of Justice, in Damascus on Sunday.
WORLD / Politics
Apr 27, 2026
Syrian court begins proceedings against Assad and allies
Bashar Assad and his brother had fled Syria and will be tried in absentia.
Mohamad, a Syrian refugee, sits on the stairs before taking boxing classes in Amsterdam in March 28.
WORLD / Society
Apr 23, 2026
Syrian minorities refused asylum in Europe as rejections surge
According to the European Union Asylum Agency, 27,687 out of 38,407 Syrian asylum decisions in 2025 were negative, or a 28% success rate compared with 90% in 2024.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy walks with Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa as they meet in Damascus on Sunday.
WORLD / Politics
Apr 6, 2026
Ukraine and Syria agree to cooperate on security, Zelenskyy says
The Ukrainian leader has offered some Middle East states his country¡¯s expertise in countering drone and missile attacks developed during its war with Russia.
Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted an area in the southern suburbs of Beirut on Tuesday.
WORLD
Mar 18, 2026
U.S. encourages Syrian action against Hezbollah, but Damascus is hesitant, sources say
Five sources said Syria is reluctant to embark on such a mission for fear of being sucked into the war in the Middle East and inflaming sectarian tensions.
The U.S. attacks on Iran contradict Washington¡¯s stated strategic priorities, risk draining resources from the Indo-Pacific focus on China and expose the persistent dilemma of Middle East entanglements.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 3, 2026
The Middle East ensnares another U.S. president
Trump¡¯s attack on Iran undermines the credibility of objections to Chinese aggression.
Members of the Kurdish internal security forces in Qamishli, Syria, on Friday.
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Feb 14, 2026
Risk of missteps hangs over U.S.-backed ceasefire deal in northeast Syria
The progress of the deal tests the ability of Syria¡¯s new leaders to stabilize a nation fractured by 14 years of war.
Syrian Interior Ministry security forces vehicles prepare to enter the city of Hasakah in northeastern Syria, following an agreement between Damascus and the Syrian Democratic Forces reached on Jan. 30, in Al-hasakah, Syria, on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 3, 2026
Syria starts taking over Kurdish strongholds on U.S.-backed deal
The U.S., which has for years supported the Syrian Democratic Forces, pushed for the group¡¯s integration with the state and the implementation of the agreement.
Members of Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces arrive at the Kurdish-held city of Ain al-Arab, also known as Kobane, on Friday after they withdrew from the Al-Aqtan prison in the Raqa province of Syria.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 26, 2026
Life-saving aid reaches Kurdish-majority town in Syria: U.N.
The aid came as the Syrian authorities and Kurdish forces extended a ceasefire agreement after the latter relinquished swaths of territory.
People walk past a poster with an image of U.S. President Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein pasted on a bus stop in Nuuk, Greenland, on Saturday.
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Jan 25, 2026
From Greenland to Ukraine, Trump¡¯s centralized diplomacy creates whiplash for allies
The approach may hold a unique appeal to Trump, given his suspicion of the Washington bureaucracy and desire to have his decisions implemented quickly.
As Russia¡¯s invasion of Ukraine continues, Vladimir Putin¡¯s reluctance to engage with global crises, such as America's actions in Venezuela, reveals his limited ability to assert Russian power on the world stage.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 23, 2026
Putin¡¯s recent silence is worrying
It¡¯s hard to know exactly what Russians think, as reporting there is strictly limited.
Syria's President Ahmad al-Sharaa delivers a speech on the first anniversary of Bashar Assad's fall, in Damascus on Dec. 8.
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Jan 22, 2026
How Syria¡¯s al-Sharaa captured Kurdish-held areas while keeping the U.S. onside
Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa¡¯s rapid takeover of territory long held by the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces tested the boundaries of Washington¡¯s support for him.
Military members gather near Raqqa prison, where the Syrian army is besieging Syrian Democratic Forces members after the army took control of Raqqa, Syria, on Monday
WORLD
Jan 20, 2026
Syria tightens grip after Kurdish pullback and says IS prisoners escaped
The Syrian army said ¡°a number of¡± Islamic State group militants had escaped a prison that had been under the control of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces.
Military personnel stand at the crossing connecting the two banks of the Euphrates River, as others attempt to cross to the other side after the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) withdrew from Deir al-Zor province and the Syrian army took full control over the area, on Sunday.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 19, 2026
Syria and Kurdish forces agree on sweeping integration to end clashes
The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces had resisted integration into the Islamist-led government that has ruled Syria since the toppling of former President Bashar Assad.
Screen grab obtained on Saturday from a video released on the X account of the U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) shows images of "large-scale" strikes carried out by U.S. and allied forces against the Islamic State jihadist group in Syria earlier that day in response to an attack last month that left three Americans dead, the U.S. military says.
WORLD
Jan 11, 2026
U.S. announces ¡®large-scale¡¯ strikes against IS in Syria
Jordan¡¯s air force also carried out targeted air strikes against IS as part of the operation, its military said on Sunday.
A father holds his injured son after he was wounded during clashes between the Syrian army and Syrian Democratic Forces, at a hospital in Aleppo, Syria, on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 7, 2026
Syrian government and SDF trade blame as violence resumes in Aleppo
Syrian officials are scrambling to advance a ?deal to address Syria¡¯s deepest remaining fracture by merging the Syrian Democratic Forces ?with the central ?government.
The mass grave site in the desert near the eastern Syrian town of Dhumair in February
WORLD
Dec 29, 2025
Syria secures Assad-era mass grave and opens criminal investigation
The moves follow a report that revealed a yearslong conspiracy by the fallen dictatorship to hide thousands of bodies on the remote desert site.
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
Yasukuni Shrine introduces ban on military attire and cosplay
People gather in front of thousands of lanterns on display at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on July 15 during the Mitama Matsuri, one of the capital's largest summer o-Bon festivals.
Many Indonesians named after Japanese anime characters
Some people in Indonesia are named Doraemon, the name of a lead character of the blockbuster anime series with the same title.
Strong wind and heavy rain forecast as tropical storm approaches Japan
Tropical Storm Chan-hom is expected to make landfall in northern Kanto between late Tuesday and early Wednesday.
Where do foreign residents in Japan want to die?
The Yokohama Foreign General Cemetery is one of the few cemeteries in Japan that allows burials, albeit with conditions for the deceased, including foreign nationality and permanent residency in Kanagawa Prefecture.
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
As Â鶹´«Ã½ concrete jungles sizzle, urban forestry offers an all-natural fix
People and birds find relief from the sun in Tokyo's Nakano Ward earlier this month. While experts agree that urban greening is crucial to mitigating the impact of climate change, trees are becoming even more scarce in Japanese cities.
Â鶹´«Ã½ brewers experiment with a secret ingredient: music
At Smoke Craft, a craft beer brewery in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, music isn't just a background to the brewing process ¡ª it's an ingredient.
As countries ban social media for children, Japan mulls a different approach
Data from NTT Docomo¡¯s Mobile Society Research Institute released in June found that 55% of respondents across all age groups said they fiddled with their phones when they had nothing to do, even when another person was in front of them.
J. League enters new era as league kicks off first fall-spring campaign
Players from each J. League club pose during a kickoff event on Monday ahead of the start of the 2026-27 campaign.

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