Over the past day, in total 760 people returned to the Syrian Arab Republic from the territory of foreign states: 109 people (33 women and 55 children) left Lebanon for Syria via the Jaydet-Yabus and Talkalakh CPs, and 651 people (195 women and 332 children) from Jordan via the Nasib CP. Since July 18, 2018, […] Read more

President Emmanuel Macron is once again finding that the French do not respond well to reform. Thousands of demonstrators known as “Yellow Jackets” due to their fluorescent garb descended into the streets across France over the weekend to protest planned tax hikes on gas. In Paris, the rallies turned violent Saturday with blazes set on […] Read more

This parachute testing for NASA’s InSight mission to Mars was conducted inside the world’s largest wind tunnel, at NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California, in February 2015. The wind tunnel is 80 feet (24 meters) tall and 120 feet (37 meters) wide. It is part of the National Full-Scale Aerodynamics Complex, operated by the […] Read more

The Ukrainian president said this is not “declaring war” against Russia. Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko speaks during a parliament session to review his proposal to introduce martial law in Kiev, Ukraine, on Nov. 26, 2018.Valentyn Ogirenko / Reuters By Associated Press MOSCOW — Ukraine’s parliament voted Monday to impose martial law in the country to fight […] Read more

1. Russia seizes Ukrainian ships The United Nations Security Council is to hold an emergency meeting on Monday after Russia shot at and seized three Ukrainian naval ships. The incident on Sunday is a major escalation of tension between the two nations. Russia accused Ukraine of illegally entering into its territorial waters and blocked access […] Read more

European Union negotiators from the 27 states remaining after Brexit were unable to agree on Gibraltar during talks on Friday, Reuters reported, citing diplomatic sources. Spain reportedly objected to portions of the text at the last minute, meaning little time was left for an agreement to be made. The Spanish government spokesperson said any decisions […] Read more

WASHINGTON — Responding to questions about Saudi Arabia’s role in the murder of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi, President Donald Trump suggested Thursday that the U.S. can’t afford to punish foreign nations for killing people. “Do people really want me to give up hundreds of thousands of jobs?” he said. “And frankly, if we went […] Read more

The arrest, detention and expected dismissal of Carlos Ghosn as chairman of Nissan has been described as a “clinically planned hatchet job”. That’s according to sources close to the detained car industry executive. Mr Ghosn was arrested on Monday night charged with under-reporting his income from Nissan and using company assets for his personal use. […] Read more

PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea — Vice President Mike Pence ended a week-long trip to the Indo-Pacific region on Sunday amid heightened tension between the U.S. and China and just two weeks before President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are scheduled to hold formal talks amid the superpowers’ trade war. On Sunday, the […] Read more