December 23, 2015

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau used his Christmas address Wednesday to urge fellow Canadians to warmly welcome Syrian refugees. “This year, Canadians are welcoming thousands of Syrian refugees to our country — people

Provocative billionaire Donald Trump is the dominant Republican candidate heading into the 2016 presidential election year, after a poll released Wednesday gave him double the support of his nearest competitor. The real

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Wednesday hosted Turkey’s pro-Kurdish party leader Selahattin Demirtas for talks on the Syrian conflict and Moscow’s potential support for Kurdish groups fighting Islamic State jihadists. Ankara

Pope Francis will accept next year’s Charlemagne prize, a prominent annual German award for promoting European values, organisers said Wednesday. The Argentine pontiff will receive the medal at a ceremony in Rome

Three suicide attacks by the Islamic State group killed 11 pro-regime fighters in the eastern Syrian city of Deir Ezzor Wednesday, a monitoring group said. “Eleven soldiers and pro-regime militiamen were killed

Saudi King Salman on Wednesday said he has ordered economic reforms to diversify sources of income and reduce high dependence on oil following a sharp drop in crude prices. “Our vision for