December 8, 2025 • Syria is struggling to heal a year after the Assad dynasty's repressive 50-year reign came to an end following 14 years of civil war that left the country battered and divided.

BRUSSELS (AP) — France’s highest court is ruling Friday on whether it can strip the head of state immunity of Bashar Assad, the former leader of Syria now in exile in Russia, because of the brutality ...

When Bashar al-Assad was toppled in December, the iconography of posters, billboards and statues emblematic of his family’s brutal decades-long grip on the country also came down. The images of Assad ...

Bashar al-Assad’s long, brutal reign ended swiftly, but he and his close circle have had a soft landing in Russia. Credit...Aaron Byrd Supported by By Erika Solomon Christiaan Triebert Haley Willis ...

A 36-year-old Detroit woman is missing following a reported domestic violence incident at her home late last month, and a police sergeant has been placed on administrative duty amid questions about ...