While Calm Reigns in Damascus, Battles in Syria’s Northeast Rage On
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While Calm Reigns in Damascus, Battles in Syria’s Northeast Rage On

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines In the Syrian capital, Damascus, the country’s new leader has hosted a national unity conference and welcomed foreign dignitaries as crowds gather at cafes, speaking out freely for the first time in decades. But 400 miles away in northeastern Syria, a region beyond…

Kurdish Insurgent Group Declares Cease-Fire in Conflict With Turkey
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Kurdish Insurgent Group Declares Cease-Fire in Conflict With Turkey

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The Kurdish guerrilla group that has been fighting a long-running insurgency against Turkey declared a cease-fire on Saturday, days after a call from its jailed leader to disarm and disband the organization raised hopes of ending a conflict that has killed tens of…

Kurdish Insurgent Group Declares Cease-Fire in Conflict With Turkey
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Kurdish Insurgent Group Declares Cease-Fire in Conflict With Turkey

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The Kurdish guerrilla group that has been fighting a long-running insurgency against Turkey declared a cease-fire on Saturday, days after a call from its jailed leader to disarm and disband the organization which raised hopes of ending a conflict that has killed tens…

Greenland to Trump: Not for Sale but Let’s Talk Business
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Greenland to Trump: Not for Sale but Let’s Talk Business

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Greenland is ready to talk. Responding on Monday to the diplomatic earthquake set off last week by President-elect Donald J. Trump, who mused about taking over the gigantic island in the Arctic Ocean, Greenland’s prime minister said the territory would like to work…

Short of Heat and Power, the Breakaway Region of Transnistria Struggles Without Russian Gas
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Short of Heat and Power, the Breakaway Region of Transnistria Struggles Without Russian Gas

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines After struggling without heat for six days, a breakaway region in the Eastern European country of Moldova is now short of electricity, too, with the authorities ordering eight hours of power cuts a day to prevent the overloaded electricity system from collapsing. The…

A Gas Cutoff Sends Shivers Through a Russian-Backed Breakaway Region
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A Gas Cutoff Sends Shivers Through a Russian-Backed Breakaway Region

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The shop used to sell flowers and gardening gear to visitors from just down the road, where a tiny breakaway region of Moldova has for more than 30 years stood defiantly apart, with support from Russian troops. Since the halt of gas from…