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Bashar al-Assad visit to China part of a bid to end more than a decade of diplomatic isolation under Western sanctions.

Investigators say a blast that prompted evacuations near Union Pacific's massive railyard in western Nebraska last week appears to be accidental

A civilian cargo ship sailing from Ukraine reached Istanbul on Thursday in defiance of a Moscow blockade that saw another ship come under attack from Russian military personnel. Earlier in the day, Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said his country would need weapons from the West "until we have won"…

U.S. wildlife managers will be taking a closer look at a bird that is inextricably linked to the piñon and juniper forests that span the Western United States

Pressure for a ‘Hollywood-style’ breakthough against Russia’s forces is unrealistic, war analysts tell The Independent

Bike lanes no longer border traffic lanes between Western and Milwaukee avenues on Augusta Boulevard, and vehicle speed limits were lowered to 20 mph.

The situation in Niger remained fluid on Thursday, a day after members of the presidential guard detained President Mohamed Bazoum at the presidential palace in Niamey. FRANCE 24 spoke with Danielle Resnick, a political scientist specialising in sub-Saharan Africa at the Brookings Institution, about how a military coup could affect…

Recognition of Western Sahara sovereignty paves way for enhanced ties and disrupts Iran's activities in North Africa.

With the costs of Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine already exceeding $500 billion, some Western governments are pushing to use frozen Russian assets to pay for an eventual reconstruction. The moral case for holding Putin accountable is clear. Unilaterally diverting Russian assets to Ukraine at this stage, however, would create…