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Palestinian groups express ‘grave concerns’ over Marwan...

Palestinians express alarm following 'intimidating' call to family of imprisoned...

Canada removes Syria from list of states that support ‘...

Ottawa cites similar move by US as well as Syrian government's efforts to advanc...

Australia sanctions Afghan Taliban officials over women...

Canberra said the Taliban officials are guilty of oppressing women and girls, as...

Trump gets FIFA’s new peace prize

The US leader, who has campaigned for the Nobel Peace Prize, gets FIFA's award a...

Afghan, Pakistani forces exchange heavy fire as tension...

Relations have soured between former allies Afghanistan and Pakistan since the T...

Flavio Bolsonaro enters Brazil’s 2026 presidential race...

Imprisoned ex-President Jair Bolsonaro has endorsed his eldest son's presidentia...

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,381

These are the key developments from day 1,381 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.

Trump wins FIFA’s new peace prize

The US leader, who has campaigned for the Nobel Peace Prize, gets FIFA's award a...

Infantino’s ‘Peace Prize’ to Trump raises questions abo...

FIFA President Gianni Infantino heaps praise on Donald Trump as critics ridicule...

US Supreme Court to consider Trump’s bid to end birthri...

The Supreme Court is likely to hear oral arguments early next year, with a rulin...

Famed for sculptural structures, architect Frank Gehry ...

Gehry blended pop art with monumental architecture that reshaped skylines from P...

Egypt’s economy stabilises, but poverty challenges persist

Investments boost Egypt's economy, but rural poverty highlights unequal benefits...

Experts say US boat strikes are illegal killings. Can t...

At least 86 people have been killed in strikes on alleged drug trafficking boats...

Starbucks, union workers face off as old tensions over ...

Hundreds of baristas launched an an open ended strike across the United States, ...

West African culture takes center stage at Dakar’s ECOF...

ECOFEST 2025 in Dakar, Senegal focuses on how culture fosters resilience amid po...

Xenophobia runs the world

From Washington to Copenhagen and Pretoria, blaming migrants has become the easi...

FIFA World Cup 2026 draw: Groups, teams, format, Trump,...

Mexico will open the World Cup against South Africa, while holders Argentina wil...

US health panel ditches guidance to give hepatitis B va...

The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices has faced swift backlash for it...

FIFA World Cup 2026 draw – updates

All our updates, with analysis and all the latest news, from the draw for next y...

Trump takes the spotlight, Peace Prize at FIFA World Cu...

Donald Trump was centre stage accepting the first-ever FIFA Peace Prize.

Five key takeaways from Trump’s National Security Strategy

Government document on US foreign policy priorities says Washington no longer ne...

EU hits Musk’s X with $140m fine for ‘deceptive’ blue t...

Landmark penalty triggers US fury as Brussels enforces first digital transparenc...

World Cup 2026: Small nations Big Dreams

Tiny populations. Brutal logistics. And political turmoil.

Authorities arrest man suspected of planting pipe bombs...

US officials have arrested a man suspected of planting pipe bombs the night befo...

What are the implications of Trump’s Somali ‘garbage’ c...

Critics say remarks cross a line in public debate.

Fighting flares in DR Congo within hours of Trump’s pea...

The Rwandan-backed M23 rebel group and government forces have traded blame for t...

Netflix to acquire Warner Bros Discovery, raising antit...

Critics say the deal would create less competition in Hollywood and limit choice...

Crowds gather in Hama, Syria, to celebrate one year of ...

Tens of thousands of people gathered in the Syrian city of Hama to mark one year...

Israel awaits return of final captive from Gaza amid fr...

Ran Gvili is now the last captive in Gaza after Hamas returned the body of Thai ...

Sudan’s Khartoum needs ‘urgent’ help due to severe food...

Report by NGOs also finds healthcare system largely not functioning in Khartoum,...

LIVE: Israel attacks Gaza with artillery and air strike...

Helicopter gunship and artillery fire hit major cities in north and south Gaza a...

British soldiers accused of more abuses in Kenya: What ...

British soldiers training in Kenya abused women and caused environmental destruc...

Al-Assad inner circle plotting Syrian uprisings from Ru...

Ousted Syrian leader's former spy chief and billionaire cousin scheme to destabi...

Who controls the Rafah crossing?

Gaza once had seven border crossings to the outside world. Now it has two, and b...

Syria’s Hama full of ‘hope, joy’ one year after al-Assa...

Thousands have taken to the streets in the central city, celebrating a new Syria...

German president visits WWII UK bombing site amid unity...

President Frank-Walter Steinmeier's visit to UK is the first by a German head of...

Eurovision hit by boycotts over Israel’s inclusion

Fans of Europe’s annual song contest are fearing for its future after four count...

Who was Yasser Abu Shabab, the Israel-backed militia le...

Yasser Abu Shabab, the leader of an Israeli-backed militia in Gaza has been killed.

‘Uninterrupted oil shipments’: Key takeaways from Putin...

More than deals, analysts say, Putin-Modi's bonhomie sends a message that Wester...

Four killed in ‘drug boat’ attack ordered by US defence...

The US military says it killed four people in an air strike on a suspected drug ...

LIVE: FIFA World Cup 2026 draw

Follow our live build-up, with analysis and all the latest news, ahead of the dr...

Syrians gather to celebrate first anniversary of Assad’...

Tens of thousands of Syrians have gathered in Hama to celebrate the first annive...

As Hong Kong reckons with worst fire in decades, many s...

Unresolved anger and mistrust from the 2019 protests have hung over the response...

Turkiye orders arrest of top-tier footballers, official...

At least 27 top club players are suspected of having bet on matches involving th...

Abu Shabab’s killing “a heavy hit” to Israeli-backed Ga...

Analyst Muhammad Shehada explains how Yasser Abu Shabab’s death rattles Israel’s...

Iranian delegation in the US for World Cup draw after t...

Head coach Ghalenoei is part of the delegation attending the draw despite saying...

UNSC delegation meets Lebanon’s Aoun, tours south amid ...

Lebanese leader urges UNSC to press Israel to respect the November 2024 ceasefir...

Opening ‘Pandora’s box’: What happens if the US attacks...

Experts warn a US strike on Venezuela could trigger instability rather than a pe...

MF Husain was forced into exile; now his work finds per...

Qatar opens Lawh Wa Qalam museum dedicated to India's most famous painter, who w...

Putin pledges ‘uninterrupted’ fuel shipment to India am...

Russian and Indian leaders agree to reshape their defence ties to take account o...