Germany: Thousands gather to protest far-right AfD congress

Thousands of protesters shouting “No to Nazis” gathered in the German town of Riesa, where the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party held a key convention approving co-leader Alice Weidel…

Syria: Lebanon’s PM Najib Mikati meets Syria’s de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa in Damascus

Lebanon’s caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati has said Beirut and Damascus will work together to secure their land borders, as well as to delineate both land and sea borders. In…

Sudanese army claims capture of key eastern city from rebels

The army in Sudan says it has captured a key city in the country’s east, one of its biggest gains yet in an almost two-year-long war against rebel forces. Footage…

France: Dozens injured after Strasbourg tram collision

At least 30 people have been injured after two trams collided at Strasbourg’s central station on Saturday, authorities said. Videos and photos posted on social media showed two trams containing…

Police officer dies in North Yorkshire collision

A North Yorkshire police officer has died after she was struck by a lorry while helping at the scene of an earlier road accident. PC Rosie Prior was standing on…

UK: PM should sack Siddiq over corruption claims- Badenoch

Kemi Badenoch has called for the PM to sack Treasury Minister Tulip Siddiq after she was named in an investigation into claims her family embezzled up to £3.9bn from infrastructure…

USA: LA wildfire damages set to cost record $135bn and counting

The Los Angeles wildfires are on track to be among the costliest in US history, with losses already expected to exceed $135bn (£109.7bn). In a preliminary estimate, private forecaster Accuweather…

USA: Jack Smith resigns from Justice Department

Jack Smith, the special counsel who led two federal criminal cases against Donald Trump, has resigned from the Justice Department before the president-elect takes office later this month.According to a…

USA: 70,000 demand mayor’s immediate resignation as LA monster inferno death toll rises

Firefighters are making an all-out assault to prevent the largest of the deadly wildfires that is threatening Los Angeles from spreading into one of the city’s most exclusive neighbourhoods. Aerial…

UK: Teenager stabbed during targeted street attack

Detectives want to trace three men after 18-year-old man was stabbed on an Edinburgh street. Police Scotland said the teenager was found seriously injured on Bath Street, Portobello, at about…