The explosions are believed to have been caused by an explosive device planted on a vehicle near the French president's hotel, while Macron had left the area moments before.

Syria’s army promised Saturday to finish off fighters in the final opposition holdout of devastated Eastern Ghouta outside Damascus after a penultimate pocket was declared “empty” of rebels. Russia-backed regime forces have recaptured the vast ...

Many Syrians around the world celebrated the entry of rebels into the country's capital, Damascus, as a victory in a long campaign for greater freedoms after a harsh crackdown that followed a 2011 uprising against the Assad regime. “I don’t cry often ...