Friday, 7 November, 2025 , 12:21 AFP — President Ahmed al-Sharaa will become Syria's first leader to pay an official visit to the White House on Monday, a crowning achievement for the ex-jihadist who since taking power has ended his country's isolation.

Thursday, 6 November, 2025 , 15:21 AFP — Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian blamed his own government for rising consumer prices Thursday, boosting pressure on the managers of the sanctions-hit economy.

Thursday, 6 November, 2025 , 15:19 AFP — A Belgian jihadist accused of acts of genocide against the Yazidi religious minority in Iraq and Syria -- and presumed killed in conflict -- went on trial in absentia Thursday in Brussels.

Tuesday, 4 November, 2025 , 19:51 AFP — Nine men accused of running a migrant-smuggling ring linked to a 2023 Channel capsizing that killed seven people went on trial in Paris on Tuesday, in the latest case targeting such networks between France and the UK.

Tuesday, 4 November, 2025 , 17:37 AFP — Cement conglomerate Lafarge went on trial in France Tuesday, accused of paying the Islamic State group and other jihadists protection money to build its business in war-torn Syria.

Tuesday, 4 November, 2025 , 15:56 AFP — Nine men accused of running a migrant-smuggling ring linked to a 2023 Channel capsizing that killed seven people went on trial in Paris on Tuesday, in the latest case targeting such networks between France and the UK.

Tuesday, 4 November, 2025 , 14:58 AFP — Turkey's main opposition parties, lawyers and rights groups demanded the release of Kurdish leader Selahattin Demirtas on Tuesday following a binding European rights court ruling nine years after his imprisonment.

Tuesday, 4 November, 2025 , 13:46 AFP — Cement group Lafarge went on trial in France Tuesday, accused of paying the Islamic State group and other jihadists protection money to build its business in war-torn Syria.

Tuesday, 4 November, 2025 , 13:01 AFP — Turkey's main opposition parties, lawyers and rights groups demanded the release of Kurdish leader Selahattin Demirtas on Tuesday following a binding European rights court ruling nine years after his imprisonment.

Tuesday, 4 November, 2025 , 11:43 AFP — Turkey's main opposition parties demanded the release of Kurdish leader Selahattin Demirtas as he marked nine years behind bars Tuesday, following a binding European rights court ruling on his imprisonment.