formerly known as Abu Mohammed al-Golani, did not address any direct contact with the United States, but said the new authorities in Damascus, the capital, are in touch with Western embassies.

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Maine's Voter-Approved Limit on PAC Contributions Triggers Lawsuit in Federal Court PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A pair of conservative groups on Friday challenged a Maine law that limits donations to ...

Snow continues to fall in various parts of the United States, but some Maine residents were surprised by snow that fell in their part of town because it was a color other than the characteristic ...

Central Maine Power Co. reported more than 20,000 customers without power at 7 a.m. Thursday. Hardest hit were Waldo and Kennebec counties. Versant, which serves northern and eastern Maine ...

Photo: EPA-EFE/BILAL AL HAMMOUD Some countries around the Balkan region, including Croatia and Greece, have halted further examination of asylum applications for Syrian refugees following the ...

The fall of Syrian president Bashar al-Assad has left a critical question: after a half-century of brutal dynastic rule has come to an end, who speaks for Syrians now? One group staking a major ...

Syrian fighters who toppled President Bashar al-Assad have appointed Mohammed al-Bashir as the country’s caretaker prime minister. Al-Bashir, who headed the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham-led de facto ...

Al-Sharaa, who has been labelled a terrorist by the United States, and his insurgent force HTS — many of whose fighters are jihadis — now stand to be a major player. For years, al-Sharaa ...

Maine recently became the latest state to take big oil companies to court over allegations that the companies knowingly deceived the public about the negative impact of fossil fuels on climate ...

Islamist militia supported by the United States and Turkey seized Damascus, the capital of Syria on Sunday, after Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad fled to Russia. US-backed opposition fighters ...