UK: Three men jailed for kidnapping and assaulting man

Three men have been jailed for kidnapping another man, in an effort to get information about a relative. Lee Ingleheart, 41, Hassan Noor, 31, and Dean Meaker, 58, were convicted…

India: Man runs across in seven days for charity

An endurance runner pushed his limits to the extreme when he crossed India in seven days for charity. Will Robinson, from Bristol, ran 740km (459 miles) from Chennai to Mangaluru…

Canada: Trudeau’s key ally says he will vote to topple him

Jagmeet Singh, leader of Canada’s New Democratic Party (NDP), says he will introduce a motion to topple Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government in the new year. It marks a turn…

Syria: Ahmed al-Sharaa leader dismisses controversy over photo with woman

Syria’s rebel leader, Ahmed al-Sharaa, has dismissed the online controversy over videos showing him gesturing to a young woman to cover her hair before he posed for a photo with…

USA: Authorities scrap $10m bounty for arrest of Syria’s new leader Sharaa

The US has scrapped a $10m (£7.9m) reward for the arrest of Syria’s de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa, following meetings between senior diplomats and representatives from Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS).…

Russia: Six killed in strike on Kursk after deadly missile attack on Kyiv

Russia says six people have been killed, including a child, in a Ukrainian strike in the Kursk region. This comes after Ukrainian officials said Moscow had launched a fresh missile…

German: Car driven into crowd at a Christmas market

A car has crashed into a crowd at a Christmas market in east Germany, local media report. A least one person has been killed and several injured in the incident…

Turkiye: Authorities refute US claims of ceasefire with Syrian Kurdish fighters

Turkiye has hit back at claims by the United States that it agreed to a ceasefire with Kurdish fighters in northern Syria, and has vowed to continue working to clear…

Palestine: PA refuses to back down in fight with Jenin fighters

Nahida al-Sabbagh has endured the battles in Jenin refugee camp, where she lives, since Saturday. The fighting between local Palestinian armed fighters from the Jenin Brigades and security forces continues…

USA: American officials on first diplomatic trip to Syria since al-Assad’s removal

The first US diplomats to visit Syria since President Bashar al-Assad was removed earlier this month have held talks with the country’s new leaders, including the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) group that is designated…