The high commissioner for refugees estimates that more than 4 million have fled since the start of the civil war four years ago. An additional 7.6 million are believed to be displaced inside Syria.

The president spoke at the White House Rose Garden following the announcement of the ruling affirming the constitutionality of same-sex marriage.

The European Central Bank gave Greece an emergency loan of more than $2 billion on Friday to stave off collapse, but a June 30 deadline looms for payment on the next installment of an IMF loan.

Lawmakers in the territory voted down the central government’s plan to present a hand-picked slate of candidates for a vote on Hong Kong’s next leader. But China says it will go ahead anyway.

The State Department removed Havana from the list following a thawing of relations with the United States.

Both sides in the debate conceded that the referendum to enshrine marriage equality in the Irish constitution has succeeded.

The checkpoint at al-Tanf, known as al-Waleed in Iraq, has been seized, according to a British-based monitoring group that says ISIS fighters now control half of Syria.

Pierre Nkurunziza, who narrowly escaped being ousted last week, didn’t mention the foiled putsch, but instead talked about the threat from the extremist Islamist group al-Shabab.

The FBI conducted a sting operation in which the alleged would-be bomber, 20-year-old John T. Booker Jr., was provided inert bomb-making materials.

The coalition of tribesmen have vowed to expel fighters from the extremist group and restore order to the Gulf of Aden port.