The US Senate approved repealing the Caesar Act sanctions on Syria as part of the 2026 defense budget, marking a potential shift in US policy toward Damascus. The move, welcomed by Syria's foreign ...

Iraqi FM Fuad Hussein expressed hope for increased Turkish water releases to Iraq during Ankara talks, citing severe drought conditions. He confirmed progress on a long-term water management agreement ...

The US Senate approved $343 million in direct funding for anti-ISIS operations in Iraq and Syria as part of the 2026 defense budget.

The Taliban accused Pakistan of violating Afghan sovereignty after two blasts in Kabul, an "unprecedented act" amid rising cross-border tensions.

Israel released a list of 250 Palestinian prisoners, including a PIJ commander, to be freed in a hostage-ceasefire deal, excluding some top leaders.

A near-complete 190-million-year-old fossil found on Dorset's Jurassic Coast has been identified as a new "sword dragon" ichthyosaur species.

The UN reports 4 million displaced in the Sahel, a 67% rise in five years, amid violence, climate change, and a severe funding shortfall.

ERBIL (Kurdistan24) - A massive and coordinated Russian aerial assault rocked Ukraine in the early hours of Friday morning, wounding at least 20 people in the capital, Kyiv, where a 17-story apartment ...

Kurdistan Region Company Leads in Armored Vehicle Production Saeed revealed that Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani personally commended the company’s achievements during a visit to the ...

The SDF reported deadly new attacks by Syrian forces in Deir ez-Zor and Aleppo, killing one SDF fighter and wounding nine, undermining a fragile truce.

Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani made a historic first visit to Beirut since the fall of the former regime, aiming to reactivate diplomatic ties.

The US will deploy 200 troops to oversee the Gaza truce, with Türkiye ready to join. Israel's government has approved the US-brokered hostage release deal.