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Rebels supported by Turkish air power fired on a Kurdish-controlled city in northern Syria, pitting proxies of the U.S. and Turkey — NATO allies — against each other.

A dynasty bombed and detained thousands of opponents, building fearsome internal security agencies to quash unrest.

As Notre-Dame reopens after a 2019 fire, here is a selection of scenes from the famous Paris cathedral during a weekend of preparations and ceremonies.

The overthrow of the Assad government could mean Russia’s bases in Syria are closed and Iran’s pathway to Hezbollah is cut off. Now Iran, newly vulnerable, will have to decide between negotiation and the bomb.

President Biden said on Sunday that U.S. officials believe they can bring Mr. Tice home, but that they do not know where he is.

With the fall of President Bashar al-Assad of Syria, Vladimir V. Putin has suffered one of the biggest geopolitical setbacks of his quarter-century in power.

Predicting Syria’s future is challenging, as the government’s sudden demise took many people who have watched the region for years by surprise.

Thoughts of loved ones dead or missing complicate joyous relief at the prospect of Bashar al-Assad’s losing power.

In an interview, Abu Mohammad al-Jolani, the Islamist rebel heading an offensive moving toward Damascus, said the operation was a long time coming.

The U.N. special envoy called it a “watershed moment” on Sunday as world leaders reckoned with the news.