Statue of Syrian president's brother is torn down in Aleppo

Three Israelis have been killed and eight wounded in a Palestinian shooting attack on a bus and two cars in the north of the occupied West Bank, the Israeli military and paramedics say. The dead were identified as two women in their 70s and a 35-year-old police officer. The driver…

A court in Seoul has extended the time South Korea’s impeached president Yoon Suk Yeol will be detained over his botched attempt to impose martial law in the country last month. Citing concerns Yoon could destroy evidence if released, on Sunday a judge issued a warrant allowing investigators to keep…

CIPHER BRIEF REPORTING — As the Mali government grapples with political turmoil, a splinter faction of the militant group ISIS, known as ISIS-GS or ISIS in the Greater Sahara, has almost doubled the territory it controls in the West African country according to a United Nations report.  According to the authors, continuous…

Comment on this story Comment BEIRUT — The Lebanese government’s last-minute decision to delay the start of daylight savings time by a month until the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan resulted in mass confusion Sunday. With some institutions implementing the change while others refused, many Lebanese have…