The US says it has killed Islamic State (IS) leader Abu Yusif in Syria. US Central Command Forces (Centcom) said it carried out an airstrike targeting Yusif – who also goes by Mahmud – in an area controlled by the Syrian regime and Russian force before the recent fall of Bashar al Assad. Another IS […]

The European Commission announced the issue of €1 billion ($1.040 billion) in loans for Egypt on Friday as part of a deal to curb migration struck in June. The EU loan is to be invested by Egypt in sectors including clean energy, manufacturing and food security, according to the commission. The financial aid as part […]

A clear majority of German residents believe Syrian refugees should be allowed to remain in the country until conditions in their homeland are peaceful and stable enough to return, according to a new survey. The survey for German public broadcaster ZDF, released on Friday, showed 64% of respondents in favour of granting Syrian refugees time [&helli

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Seven inmates were killed in a prison riot in southern Mexico, when inmates resisting transfers to other jails fought police with guns and knives, authorities said late Thursday. Four police officers and six other inmates were injured in the riot in the city of Villahermosa, the capital of the Gulf coast […]

French President Emmanuel Macron paid tribute to Gisèle Pelicot’s fight on Friday, a day after the conclusion of a landmark mass rape trial in Avignon that found her ex-husband guilty of aggravated rape and sentenced him to 20 years in prison. “Thank you Gisèle Pelicot,” Macron wrote on the platform X. “In the name of [&hell