Syrian elections could take up to 4 years to organize, de facto leader says
Elections may not be held in Syria for up to four years, the country’s de facto leader has said, in his first comments on an electoral timeline since his rebel…
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Biden spent four years building up US alliances in Asia. Will they survive Trump’s next term?
For America’s friends in Asia, the uncertainty brought by the impending return of Donald Trump to the White House is coming at a bad time. China has been modernizing its…
This company is making industrial robots more ‘human’
One of the original stereotypes about robots is that their movements are stiff and abrupt, something that endures in the “robot dance” that first became popular in the 1980s. Robots…
Incumbents had a bad year. Will 2025 be different?
Billed as “the year of democracy,” 2024 may ultimately be remembered as the year voters sent incumbents packing. The largest-ever single year of elections was also the worst-ever year for…
‘An old friend’: Former US President Jimmy Carter remembered in China for establishing diplomatic ties
Former US President Jimmy Carter, who died Sunday at the age of 100, is remembered in China for bringing an end to decades of hostility and establishing diplomatic relations with…
Gaza hospital director held at notorious Israeli military detention center, recently released detainees say
Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya has not been seen publicly since Israeli forces raided Kamal Adwan hospital on Friday. Staff members accused Israeli forces of starting a fire in the hospital…
How world leaders are reacting to Jimmy Carter’s death
World leaders have offered their condolences following the death of former US President Jimmy Carter, who passed away Sunday at the age of 100. The 39th American president led consequential…
Passengers report flames as Air Canada flight suffers ‘suspected landing gear issue’ after landing
An Air Canada Express flight “experienced a suspected landing gear issue” after arriving at Halifax Stanfield International Airport in Nova Scotia on Saturday night, though no injuries were reported, according…
Plays between air raids and songs in shelters: How cultural life is thriving in wartime Ukraine
Olha Mesheryakova doesn’t know what the next year will bring for her life in the capital of war-torn Ukraine, for her family or her business. She is confident, however, that…
At least 28 dead after South Korean jet carrying 181 people crashes at airport, officials say
South Jeolla province Fire Service Headquarters said that number is expected to grow as recovery operations continue. The Jeju Air jetliner was carrying 175 passengers and six crew when it…