France: Prince William and Trump meet after Notre-Dame reopening

The Prince of Wales met US President-elect Donald Trump while visiting France for the ceremonial reopening of Notre-Dame cathedral. Prince William joined other world leaders in Paris to mark the…

Cambodia: Authorities jail 13 pregnant Filipino surrogates

Thirteen women from the Philippines have been convicted of human trafficking in Cambodia for intending to sell babies they carried through surrogacy. They were sentenced to four years in prison,…

Syria: Opposition fighters declare Damascus ‘liberated’ and al-Assad ousted

Syria opposition forces have declared that the 24-year rule of President Bashar al-Assad has come to an end, hours after fighters entered the capital, Damascus, following a lightning advance across the country.…

USA: President-elect Trump distances US from Syria’s conflict

United States President-elect Donald Trump has signalled that, under his administration, the United States would cease any involvement in Syria’s long-running civil war, hinting at a possible end to support for…

Syria: Opposition fighters take capital, Damascus

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is said to have fled Damascus to an unknown destination as opposition fighters entered the capital and people poured out onto the streets and public squares…

Iran: IAEA worried about Tehran’s uranium enrichment

The head of the UN nuclear watchdog has said that the Iran’s decision to begin producing significantly more highly enriched uranium was “very worrisome”. Rafael Grossi, director general of the…

Mexico: IV bag contamination suspected to have killed 13 children

 Contaminated feeding bags may have caused the deaths of 13 children in central Mexico in the latest blow to the country’s ailing healthcare system, according to health officials. The Department…

Cuba: Authorities restores power grid but planned outages to resume amid energy crisis

 Authorities say Cuba’s national electricity grid has been reconnected but is still struggling to meet demand after a nationwide blackout left millions of people without power for hours. The National Electric Union…

Italy: Police arrest nun over links to mafia

A nun is among 24 people arrested in northern Italy in connection with a mafia investigation, Italian police have said. The nun, named in Italian press as Sister Anna Donelli,…

Uruguay: EU signs trade deals with South America’s biggest economies

The European Union has signed a trade deal with four of South America’s biggest economies. European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen called the agreement a “truly historic milestone” in…