A week later, the Ministry of Information sent an online form for journalists, asking them to detail work plans before they arrive. Like most new governmental institutions in Syria, press officials were still establishing their systems. It’s not yet clear how free the press will be to report.

Security personnel of the former government have come in the thousands to so-called reconciliation centers to settle their affairs.

Firefighters made some progress to contain the multiple wildfires across the city on Sunday as more desert winds arrived. The blazes have killed at least 16 people, and Sheriff Robert Luna of Los Angeles County said that the number of missing increased by the hour. Follow our live coverage here.

Evacuation orders and warnings were issued to more than 31,000 people in the vicinity of two new wildfires north of Los Angeles on Wednesday. The Hughes Fire near Castaic Lake in northern Los ...

A roundup of current global news highlights includes Donald Trump's intensified immigration policies, South Korean legal upheaval, Gaza's attempts to recover post-ceasefire, Syria's policing reforms,

Firefighters trying to make progress against Los Angeles wildfires as officials warn of strong winds returning; German Foreign Minister says sanctions against Syrian officials should remain in place;

At the age of 33, I sometimes feel like I've already lived a thousand lives. I'm originally from Los Angeles, and over the last decade, I've done everything from teaching English in China to serving as an emergency aid worker in Turkey during the war in Syria.

"Brides," which premiered Friday at the Sundance Film Festival, depicts British teenagers venturing to become ISIS brides in a dramatic tale that avoids preaching.

US President Donald Trump is likely to visit disaster-hit Los Angeles to survey the damage from the Palisades and Eaton fires. In India, Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath will be addressing an election rally in Milkipur,

Plus: Crews make progress on Los Angeles-area fires. California fires are growing larger and more destructive in general.

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The United Nations refugee chief says some 200,000 refugees have returned to Syria from neighboring countries since the government of Bashar Assad was overthrown last month.