A Syrian court sentenced ousted leader Bashar al-Assad to death on Tuesday, convicting him of crimes committed during the country’s nearly 14-year war, including arbitrary arrests, killings, and torture.The trial took place in absentia because Assad, who was ousted in a rebel offensive in...
A senior Pentagon official said Monday that the United States is increasing its military commitment to Asia and strengthening its posture of “deterrence by denial” along a chain of islands that includes Japan, Taiwan, and the Philippines in a bid to maintain a favorable...