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As the war enters its 559th day, these are the main developments.

Remnants of the Maoist rebel group once focused on overthrowing the government have turned to drug trafficking.

The Russian leader's stance dashes hopes that Erdogan could help revive the vital grain deal amid soaring food prices.

BEIRUT: Hundreds of angry protesters in southern Syria smashed the statue of Syria’s late president on Monday as they they marked the 2015 assassination of a prominent anti-government Druze leader. The protests in the province of Sweida, where the Druze community represents the majority of the population, have entered their third week. The demonstrations were initially driven by surging inflation and the war-torn country’s spiraling economy but quickly shifted focus, with marchers calling for the fall of President Bashar Assad’s government.

The co-founder of the tech summit, which will be held in Qatar next year, says the West has lost its lead on tech.

US president takes repeated shots at his predecessor's economic record as 2024 election campaign begins to heat up.

VIENNA: Iran has slowed its enrichment of uranium at nearly weapons-grade levels, a report by the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog seen by The Associated Press said Monday. The confidential report comes as Iran and the United States are negotiating a prisoner swap and the release of billions of dollars in Iranian assets frozen in South Korea. Slowing its enrichment of uranium could serve as another sign that Tehran seeks to lower tensions between it and America after years of tensions since the collapse of its 2015 nuclear deal with world powers.