Rebel fighters who are now part of Syria’s new de facto government have been destroying large shipments of Captagon, an addictive drug that was mass produced by the ousted Assad regime.
The European Union has renewed its economic sanctions against Russia for the war in Ukraine. It had to overcome opposition from Hungary’s leader, who has warm relations with Putin.
Auschwitz survivors warned of the dangers of rising antisemitism on Monday, as they marked the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi German death camp by Soviet troops.
Tens of thousands of Afghans who risked their lives working for the U.S. government or military are now in limbo after the Trump administration issued two executive orders targeting refugees.
Musk’s comments came two days before International Holocaust Remembrance Day and right after he was criticized for making what many viewers interpreted as a Nazi salute during an inauguration speech.
Monday’s ceremony in Poland is regarded as the likely last major observance of Auschwitz’s liberation that any notable number of survivors will be able to attend, due to their advanced ages.
Inside the Trump administration’s plan to save TikTok. And, tens of thousands of displaced Palestinians are returning home to devastated northern Gaza for the first time in over a year.
Elderly camp survivors, some wearing striped scarves that recall their prison uniforms, walked to the the Death Wall, where prisoners were executed. Across Europe, officials were pausing to remember.