U.S. sees assault on Idlib as escalation of Syria conflict: Pompeo
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday said the United States views the Syrian government military assault on rebel-held Idlib as an escalation of the Syrian conflict, as the State Department warned that Washington would respond to any chemical…
Rebel leader in east Ukraine killed in blast: Interfax
The leader of the Russian-backed separatist Donetsk region in eastern Ukraine, Alexander Zakharchenko, is believed to have been killed in an explosion in a cafe in the region’s capital, Interfax news agency cited a source in the separatist administrati…
One million Syrian children in Idlib at risk if assault mounted: UNICEF
More than a million Syrian children are at risk in the event of a government military assault on the rebel-held province of Idlib, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Friday.
Turkey must free prisoners to mend ties with EU, Germany says
Turkey cannot revive its strained relationship with the European Union until it frees German citizens it has detained, Germany’s foreign minister said on Friday as his Turkish counterpart called for a fresh start with the bloc.
U.S. charges associate of indicted Russian with lobbying violation
A business associate of Konstantin Kilimnik, a Russian consultant indicted by U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller, pleaded guilty on Friday to failing to register as a lobbyist for a pro-Kremlin political party in Ukraine.
India says to help Nepal build rail link to Kathmandu
(This version of the August 31 story corrects paragraph 2 to clarify the agreement was signed by officials, not prime ministers)
Turkey designates Syria’s Tahrir al-Sham as terrorist group
Turkey has designated the insurgent group Tahrir al-Sham as a terrorist organization, according to a presidential decision published on Friday, as Damascus prepares for a military assault in northwest Syria where the group holds sway.
Revolutionary Guards kill four militants in clash in southeast Iran
Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards clashed with militants in the southeast of the country, killing four and wounding three, Fars News reported on Friday, citing a news release by the Guards.
Russia says Syria has right to chase rebels out of Idlib: agencies
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Friday the Syrian government had every right to chase militants out of the rebel-held enclave of Idlib and that talks on establishing humanitarian corridors there were ongoing.
EU says clock is running out on summer-winter time change
The European Union said on Friday it would propose a legal change that would end the ritual of switching between summer and winter time, leaving it up to governments across the bloc to agree on whether to permanently use summer time or winter time.
