President Biden and his aides are monitoring the unfolding events in Syria, according to a social-media post by Sean Savett, a spokesman for the National Security Council. Savett said Biden and his team were in "constant touch" with partners in the Middle East.

Watch live as U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Syrian Interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa in the Oval Office. It’s the first visit to the White House by a Syrian head

The Senate convened Monday after it voted Sunday night to advance a proposal that could reopen the federal government.  Eight centrist and retiring Democrats joined Republicans in approving a plan to fund the government through January because it included a promise from Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.

FILE PHOTO: Syria's President Ahmed al-Sharaa addresses the 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at the U.N. headquarters in New York, U.S., September 24, 2025. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File Photo CAIRO (Reuters) - Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa ...

The reported plots came to light as Syria is poised to join a U.S.-led global anti-Islamic State coalition when U.S. President Donald Trump hosts Sharaa on Monday for a historic White House meeting, the first ever by a Syrian head of state.

Presidential hopeful Catherine Connolly has said she is “concerned” the EU has “gone down a route of further and further militarisation”. The Independent candidate appeared on The Katie Hannon Interview Live on RTE on Wednesday night. Asked about ...