Syria’s de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa has been named president for a transitional period, the Syrian state news agency (SANA) has reported. Al-Sharaa was also authorised to form a temporary…
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Romania: UK Army vehicles shipped to Bucharest for Nato exercise
Over 700 army vehicles have been loaded onto cargo ships ready to sail to Romania for a Nato exercise. The armoured vehicles, fuel tankers and forklift trucks were loaded up…
Slovakia: Two women killed in knife attack at Slovak school
Two women aged 18 and 51 were killed and a third young woman wounded when a student carried out a knife attack at a school in eastern Slovakia. Local police…
France: Dozens not thousands killed on Mayotte by Cyclone Chido – French PM
French Prime Minister François Bayrou believes dozens of people died when Cyclone Chido hit the French Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte on 14 December, rather than thousands as some have…
Vanuatu: Earthquake death toll reaches fourteen
The death toll from an earthquake that struck Vanuatu on Tuesday has risen to 14, as search teams claw through piles of rubble in an attempt to locate survivors. Two hundred others are…
LIVE UPDATES: Russia-Ukraine war
Here are the key developments on the 1,027th day of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. 17 Dec 2024
USA: President-elect Trump invites China’s Xi Jinping to his inauguration
United States President-elect Donald Trump has invited his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping to attend his inauguration ceremony in January, despite his history of hawkish rhetoric and tariff threats. On Thursday, Trump’s…
LIVE UPDATES: Syria news
Syria’s Christian community celebrates fall of al-Assad amid Christmas Hanna Maradshi, a Christian Damascus resident, says he is “so happy” in the fall of the previous government, and now they’re…
Ghana: Polls close in legislative elections
Polls have closed in presidential and legislative elections in Ghana, which are poised to test the country’s democratic stability in a region shaken by political violence and coups. Voting opened at 7am…
Guinea: Dozens killed in crush at football match
At least 56 people have been killed in a crush following clashes at a football match in Guinea’s second-largest city, Nzérékoré, the government says. An inquiry is being launched to…