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.

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.

Putin rejects talks with ‘illegitimate’ Zelensky as North Korean cannon deployed - Putin is ‘afraid of strong leaders’, says Zelensky

For most of U.S. history, tariffs were a solution to specific economic problems. Washington used them to raise money and to protect U.S. industries from foreign competitors. And after World War II, presidents used tariffs selectively.

"I would encourage the president to revisit the decision for those people who are being targeted by Iran," one of the Republican leaders said Sunday.