An earthquake struck the Sındırgı district of Balıkesir in western Turkey at 12.24 am local time (GMT+3). The tremor was felt across several cities, including İzmir, Manisa, Tekirdağ and İstanbul.

Ms. Aydintasbas is a fellow at the Brookings Institution and director of the institution’s Turkey Project. Fighting this month between the Syrian government and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic ...

Fighting has erupted in recent days in Syria between forces of the Syrian interim government and Kurdish troops in that country’s north and east. This comes after an agreement last year between the ...

(Refiles to add opening quotation mark in paragraph 22) By Feras Dalatey, Suleiman Al-Khalidi, Orhan Qereman and Jonathan ...

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Turkey’s northwestern province of Balikesir on Sunday, causing about a dozen buildings to collapse, an official said. At least two people were trapped in the debris ...

Syrian interim President Ahmad al Sharaa shakes hands with Russian President Vladimir Putin on his second visit to Moscow in four months on January 28, 2026. (Office of the President of Russia) Syrian ...

Ali Mamouri does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...

For the second time in less than a week an earthquake was confirmed in South Carolina. And the most recent tremors produced the most powerful seismic activity recorded in the Palmetto State in nearly ...

For the second time in a week, an earthquake was recorded in South Carolina. A 2.1 magnitude earthquake was confirmed near Elgin on Tuesday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. That’s in Kershaw ...

Syria’s government and Kurdish-led forces in the country’s northeast have clashed as President Ahmed al-Sharaa seeks to extend his authority across the entire country. By Abdi Latif Dahir Syria’s ...

Saudi Arabia announced on Saturday a major investment package in Syria spanning energy, aviation, real estate and telecommunications, as the kingdom positions itself as a leading backer of Syria’s new ...

With a swift offensive against a Kurdish-led militia last weekend, Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa proved himself once again to be a bold military tactician and a gambler willing to risk his ...