
Russian President Vladimir Putin dismissed on Tuesday any suggestion that the Syrian government was behind a chemical attack that killed scores of people in Idlib province in April. “According to our information, there is no proof that chemical weapons were used by (President Bashar) Assad. We are convinced that he ...

At least 58 migrants, including many children, perished in the Mediterranean last week trying to reach Italy, while 100 more are still missing, according to new figures published on Tuesday. About 10,000 people were rescued off the coast of Libya over four days last week in major rescue operations, but ...