Officials from Russia, a supporter of Syria’s Assad, visit Damascus after his fall

GOP falls short in bid to sanction International Criminal Court

European officials had warned that the bill, prompted by an arrest warrant for Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu, would irreparably harm the institution....

Mona Lisa to get a room of her own in Louvre museum renovation

French President Emmanuel Macron announced plans to expand the Louvre and move the Mona Lisa to a new exhibition space, after the museum warned of overcrowding....

Italy’s Meloni says she is under investigation for release of Libyan official

Italy released Osama Elmasry Njeem on a technicality after he was arrested on a warrant from the International Criminal Court accusing him of war crimes....

Trump foreign aid cuts leave Ukrainians in limbo and asking why

A U.S.-funded organization to help war veterans is one of many organizations that have abruptly lost funding and can no longer carry out their work....

Displaced Palestinians begin returning to devastated northern Gaza

Palestinians are returning to areas ruined by 15 months of war after Israel and Hamas resolved a dispute over hostages that threatened to derail the ceasefire....

Lebanon says Israeli troops killed 24 ahead of ceasefire extension

Displaced Lebanese residents were shot by Israeli forces as they returned to southern Lebanon despite warnings that troops had yet to withdraw....

As Russian oil spill fouls beaches, locals fume over official response

Volunteers flooded the beaches to help with cleanup eventually prompting the federal government to step to help clean up thousands of tons of fuel oil....

Palestinians to return to northern Gaza after ceasefire snag resolved

Hamas turned over a list of Israeli hostages, with information on whether they were alive or dead, to be released during the pause in the 15-month war....

An ‘unsightly blight’: Australia’s hottest debate is over beach cabanas

 A new kind of real estate war is breaking out on Australia’s famous shorelines, with a debate over the fairness of staking a claim in the country’s “town squares.”...

E.U. countries near agreement on easing Syria sanctions, a big policy shift

The E.U. is moving to ease sanctions in a bid to sway how HTS leads Syria’s transition and to further curb Russian influence in the region, diplomats told The Post....

In Davos, buoyed by Trump, hopes for peace in Ukraine grow

Before the Davos crowd, President Trump signaled a shift in tone, calling for an end to the war in Ukraine and placing the onus on Russia to come to the table....

Ahead of the expected Trump-Putin call, each side stakes out its position

Kremlin hard-liners are calling for the dismemberment of Ukraine, while Trump is threatening new sanctions if Putin doesn’t come to the negotiating table....

ICC prosecutor seeks warrants for Taliban leaders over women’s rights

The requested warrants target Haibatullah Akhundzada, the reclusive Kandahar-based leader of the Taliban, and Abdul Hakim Haqqani, the group’s chief justice....

Ukraine intel chief says North Korean weapons are flooding into Russia

Lt. Gen. Kyrylo Budanov said North Korea has already provided Russia with 120 self-propelled artillery guns and 120 multiple-launch rocket systems, with more to come....

Amazon to close Quebec warehouses and lay off 1,700 workers

The online retail giant said the move was not linked to recent unionization efforts by workers in the Canadian province....

Accidents, not Russian sabotage, behind undersea cable damage, officials say

An emerging consensus among U.S. and European security services holds that accidents were the cause of damage to Baltic seabed energy and communications lines....

What the North Koreans took into battle against Ukraine

Weapons and notes left on dead North Korean troops in Russia give Ukraine a glimpse into their mindset — and show how they are quickly adapting to modern war....

Russian ballistic missiles kill 3 and hit water main in Kyiv, officials say

Ukraine said the strikes hit Kyiv and Zaporizhzhia overnight. Russia called the Kyiv strikes a response to Ukrainian attacks on Belgorod....

Russia sentences lawyers of late opposition figure Navalny to prison

Arrested in 2023, the lawyers were charged with extremism for relaying messages from Alexei Navalny while he was in prison before his death....

Indians lured to Russia are dying on the front lines in Ukraine

The forced recruitment of Indians into the Russian army has been a point of tension between New Delhi and Moscow, even as the countries have expanded ties....

Russia’s gas pipeline politics risk alienating its European allies

Russia has long used its plentiful energy resources as a tool to exert control over the region, where independence from Russian energy is tied to political sovereignty....

U.S. puts sanctions on Sudan’s military chief, citing civilian suffering

The Biden administration takes action against Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, accusing Sudan’s leaders of “blatant disregard of civilian lives” amid the civil war....

U.K.’s Starmer visits Ukraine to pledge support amid Russian air raid

While air raid sirens during visits by foreign leaders have sounded before, it is rare for air defenses to actually have to fight off attacking drones....

Gazans eye ceasefire with mixed feelings: ‘What do we have left?’

Palestinians in Gaza reeling from war have modest hopes from a ceasefire: To return to ruined homes. To sleep a night without fear. To grieve....

Israel and Hamas agree to ceasefire deal, including hostage release, Biden says

The first phase of the agreement brokered by the United States, Qatar and Egypt will halt, for now, a 15-month war that changed the Middle East....

Israel and Hamas in ‘final stages’ of Gaza ceasefire talks, officials say

U.S., Qatari and Egyptian mediators shuttled between the Israeli and Hamas delegations in Doha on Tuesday, where officials said a deal to halt the war is near....

Israel-Gaza ceasefire deal and hostage release in ‘final stages,’ Qatar says

A deal to halt the 15-month war and release hostages is “on the brink” of being finalized, Qatar’s Foreign Ministry said. President Joe Biden and Donald Trump also signaled optimism....

South Korean police launch huge predawn operation to detain impeached president

Police are gathering to execute a warrant to arrest Yoon, who was impeached last month after imposing martial law but has refused to cooperate with investigations....

Syria’s children, having known only war, adjust to a sudden peace

NATO launches new naval operation in Baltic Sea after severing of cables

The Baltic Sea operation in the region bordering Russia comes as European fears of sabotage mount after a string of disruptions to underwater cables....