Syrian Govt deal with Kurdish fighters appears to unravel as IS prisoners escape

A group of civilians smash a statue of a Syrian Democratic Forces fighter in the city of Tabqa after the Syrian army took control of it, in Tabqa, Syria, on…

Denmark proposes NATO surveillance mission for Greenland

Denmark’s Defence Minister Troels Lund Poulsen, left, and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Research of Greenland Vivian Motzfeldt address the media at NATO headquarters in Brussels on Monday. | Photo…

Valentino Garavani, fashion designer to jet set, dies aged 93 in Rome

Valentino Garavani, the jet-set Italian designer whose high-glamour gowns — often in his trademark shade of “Valentino red” — were fashion show staples for nearly half a century, has died…

Trump tells Norway his Greenland threats linked to Nobel Prize snub

U.S. President Donald Trump linked his drive to take control of Greenland to his failure to win the Nobel Peace ​Prize. File | Photo Credit: AP U.S. President Donald Trump…

U.S. talks with hardline Venezuelan Minister Cabello began months before raid

Trump administration officials had been in discussions with Venezuela’s hardline Interior Minister Diosdado ‍Cabello months before the U.S. operation to seize President Nicolas Maduro, and have been in communication with…

‘Not right’ for Iran to attend Davos summit after deadly protests: organisers

The World Economic Forum said, “Although Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi was invited last fall, the tragic loss of lives of civilians in Iran over the past few weeks means…