LIVE UPDATES: Israel’s war on Gaza

24 Dec 2024 Israeli forces detonate explosive-laden ‘robots’ near Kamal Adwan As we’ve been reporting, at least 20 patients and medical staff have been wounded by explosions around the Kamal…

Russia: Slovak PM meets Putin in surprise Moscow visit

Slovakia’s Prime Minister Robert Fico has made a surprise visit to Moscow for talks with Vladimir Putin – becoming only the third Western leader to meet the Russian leader since…

Serbia: Thousands protest as anger mounts over train station accident

Tens of thousands of Serbians have gathered in the capital Belgrade to protest against President Aleksandar Vucic and his ruling Serbian Progressive Party (SNS), which they blame for a railway…

Syria: Turkiye FM meets calls for lifting of global sanctions against Syria

Turkiye foreign minister has met with the head of Syria’s new administration, promising help with the political transition and rebuilding the war-torn country after the fall of the Bashar al-Assad…

DRC: Dozens dead after ferry capsizes

At least 38 people have died and more than 100 others remain missing after a ferry carrying passengers travelling for Christmas capsized on a river in the northeastern Democratic Republic…

Germany: Five dead, more than 200 injured in car attack on Christmas market

Five people have been killed, including a child, and more than 200 injured after a car drove into a crowd at a Christmas market in the eastern German city of…

USA: Trump threatens to take back control of Panama Canal over ‘ridiculous fees’

United States President-elect Donald Trump has threatened to demand control of the Panama Canal after accusing Panama of charging excessive rates on US ships passing through one of the busiest…

Germany: Christmas market attack suspect to face murder charges

A man accused of driving a car into crowds at a German Christmas market, killing five people and injuring more than 200, has been detained on multiple charges of murder and…

Palestine: Israel accused of bombing Kamal Adwan Hospital ICU risking patients and medics

The director of Kamal Adwan Hospital, encircled by Israeli drones and tanks, has pleaded with the international community to intervene to protect the northern Gaza hospital as Israel ordered patients…

USA: Trump picks Apprentice producer Mark Burnett as UK envoy

US President-elect Donald Trump has appointed British TV executive Mark Burnett, who produced him on The Apprentice, as his special envoy to the UK. Trump said it was his “great…