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The charges come as the rebel forces that toppled Bashar al-Assad’s regime vowed to hold former officials involved in torture and other crimes to account.

The downfall of the Assad regime presents the US and its allies in the region with an opportunity to reconsolidate power in the Middle East, analysts said.

Beijing vowed a “resolute” response to the $385 million deal and condemned President Lai Ching-te’s visit to Hawaii.

Under the agreement, Israeli troops would withdraw from southern Lebanon while Hezbollah would move its forces further away from the Israeli-Lebanon border.

At the annual meeting of the world’s chemical weapons watchdog, Russia’s use of tear gas in Ukraine will be high on the agenda.

Calin Georgescu’s surprise victory means the current pro-West prime minister will not make it to the election runoff.

The US warned Ukraine of the potential for Russia to use ballistic missiles days before Thursday’s strike on Dnipro, a US official said.

The leaders of the world’s largest economies used vague language when discussing the nearly three year conflict.

European countries have launched investigations into incidents involving undersea cables in the Baltic Sea.

The UK and Sierra Leone had proposed a resolution that the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces halt hostilities.

Local reporting suggested that Hezbollah had approached the US-backed deal with “openness” even as Israeli strikes in Lebanon have intensified.

The decision came hours after a major Russian attack on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure.