TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - French investigating magistrates have issued an arrest warrant against ousted Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad for suspected complicity in war crimes, notably the launch of a deliberate attack on civilians, a legal source said late on Tuesday, January 21, 2025.

Putin's forces launch 81 drones in aerial assault as Sumy apartment strike kills 4 - Russia lost 1,670 troops in just the past 24 hours, Kyiv says

At least 14 civilians were killed and 29 wounded in attacks by Turkish-backed forces in northern Syria on Monday and Tuesday, the U.S.-backed Kurdish militia group said.

A delegation from the Russian Foreign Ministry travelled to Damascus for talks with Syria's new leaders on Tuesday for the first time since the fall of long-time ruler and Moscow ally Bashar al-Assad.

Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud will visit Damascus on Friday and meet with top officials in the new Syrian administration, a Syrian official said on Thursday.

President Donald Trump is taking a more assertive role on the global stage, aiming to establish Washington as an aggressive driver of global affairs, with a focus on maximum pressure on Iran and a strategic pivot to the Indo-Pacific.

A roundup of current global news highlights includes Donald Trump's intensified immigration policies, South Korean legal upheaval, Gaza's attempts to recover post-ceasefire, Syria's policing reforms,

President Donald Trump is taking a more assertive role on the global stage, aiming to establish Washington as an aggressive driver of global affairs, with a focus on maximum pressure on Iran and a

Asia can teach the world about adapting to Trump.

When the government of Bashar al-Assad collapsed in Syria in December ... And Paul Manafort, chairman of Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign, reportedly visited South Korea to meet with figures from Yoon’s party including Daegu Mayor Hong Joon-pyo ...

"The past year was marked by armed conflicts and humanitarian crises that exposed the fraying of international protections for civilians and the devastating human cost when they are flouted" - HRW

Several states were planning yesterday to file suit to block President Trump’s order to freeze trillions of dollars in federal grants and loans. The move, part of an effort to remake the government in his image, followed cuts to international aid introduced last week.