Israeli forces killed hundreds of Palestinians during a hostage rescue operation last year. Why was a US navy helicopter flying next to the hostage drop-off site shortly after the massacre? On 8 June 2024, Israeli forces killed 276 Palestinians in Gaza while rescuing four hostages: Noa Argamani, Shlomi Ziv, Almog …

Sakhr Mahmoud al-Nader, 53, treads through his backyard, his black farming boots glinting in the southern Syrian sun. Creases appear near his eyes as he speaks of his family and work, both rooted deeply in his hometown of al-Rafid, a village in the country’s Quneitra Governorate. “In the war of …

Decade-old allegations of spies and betrayal in the Syrian desert, involving one of the world’s biggest corporations which stands accused of crimes against humanity, are to be played out in a Paris courtroom. French cement manufacturer Lafarge and eight former executives and middlemen go on trial on November 4 in …