Turkish strikes Wednesday targeted Kurdish forces controlling northern Syria's Al-Hol detention camp, home to over 50,000 people including relatives of suspected jihadists, Kurdish forces and a war monitor said.
Zelenskyy says Ukraine could hold elections within 60–90 days if the US and Europe provide security, responding to Trump’s criticism over the paused vote. Trump is pressuring Kyiv to accept a peace plan seen as favouring Russia, but Zelenskyy refuses to cede territory. European leaders back a d...
Australia now requires social media platforms to verify users’ ages, but without requesting official ID, pushing companies to use alternatives such as specialist firms like K-ID, bank-account checks, AI-based selfie analysis using tools like Yoti, or behavioural monitoring. Critics warn these met...
Europe is weighing its words after Washington's publication of an official policy paper that warns the Old Continent is under threat of "civilisational erasure", with fading powers overrun by migrants. It’s the logical follow-up to Vice President JD Vance's admonishments back in February at the M...
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Tuesday he would soon send Washington revised proposals for ending Russia’s war, after talks with European allies. US President Donald Trump pressed Kyiv to accept a deal criticised by partners as overly favourable to Moscow. Follow our liveblog for...
President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Tuesday he was ready to hold new elections in Ukraine, and that he expected to send Washington within a day revised proposals on ending the nearly four-year war with Russia. US President Donald Trump is pressuring Kyiv to accept a deal formulated by Washington,...
A top European Union official warned the United States against interfering in Europe’s affairs and said only European citizens can decide which parties should govern them. European Council President António Costa’s remarks came in reaction to the Trump administration’s new national security...
Jared Kushner’s role in helping finance Paramount’s $108 billion bid for Warner Bros. Discovery is injecting Trump-family interests into one of the most significant media battles in years. Donald Trump has said he will take part in the decision on the proposed Warner Bros. acquisition involving...
The International Criminal Court Tuesday handed down a sentence of 20 years to a Sudanese militia leader for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed during the country's civil war two decades ago. France24 correspondent Fernande Van Tets reports the latest from The Hague....
A powerful 7.5-magnitude earthquake struck northeastern Japan late Monday, triggering evacuation orders for roughly 90,000 people and prompting tsunami warnings that were later reduced to advisories. The Japan Meteorological Agency had initially cautioned that waves up to 3 metres could reach the r...
The International Criminal Court Tuesday handed down a sentence of 20 years to a Sudanese militia leader for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed during the country's civil war two decades ago. Charlotte Hughes reports....
The International Criminal Court on Tuesday sentenced Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman, a leader of the feared Sudanese Janjaweed militia, to 20 years in prison for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in Darfur more than 20 years ago. ...
The Kremlin is welcoming US President Donald Trump's new national security strategy and said it largely accorded with Russia's own perceptions, the first time that Moscow has so fulsomely praised such a document from its former Cold War foe. For in-depth analysis and a deeper perspective, Gavin Lee...
PRESS REVIEW – Tuesday, December 9: The bidding war has begun after Paramount launched a $108 billion hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros. Discovery, days after shareholders accepted a Netflix deal. Who will prevail? Also: we learn about the growing Japanese community in India. Plus: YouTube lau...
Ukraine is set to present a revised peace plan to the United States on Tuesday following President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s talks in London with the leaders of France, Germany, and Britain. Approaching the war’s fourth year and facing pressure from the White House to reach a swift settlement, Kyiv...
Pope Leo XIV urged for dialogue aiming at a "just and lasting peace" after a meeting on Tuesday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, the Vatican said in a statement. The talks with the pope come amid efforts by the Ukrainian leader, with the help of European allies, to revise a US-backed d...
Israel accounted for almost half of the world’s journalist deaths this year, Reporters Without Borders warned Tuesday, with 29 Palestinian reporters killed in Gaza as the global toll increased to 67. Nearly 220 journalists have died since the beginning of the war in Gaza in October 2023, making I...
A 7.5-magnitude earthquake struck off northern Japan late Monday, injuring at least 23 people and triggering small tsunami waves along the Pacific coast. Authorities warned of aftershocks and a heightened risk of a major quake as damage assessments continued into Tuesday....
European Council President António Costa on Monday warned the United States against interfering in Europe’s affairs and said only European citizens can decide which parties should govern them. The remarks came in reaction to the Trump administration’s new national security strategy, which was...
It was exactly one year ago that a lightning offensive reached its ultimate conclusion. Syria saw the fall of Bashar al-Assad, ending over five decades of his family's dictatorial regime in a blitz that stunned the world. In Damascus, celebrations erupted in Umayyad Square, as Syrians emerged from...
Ukraine's European allies put on a show of support for President Volodymyr Zelensky Monday as they expressed scepticism about parts of the US proposal to end the war with Russia. British PM Keir Starmer hosted Zelensky, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and French President Emmanuel Macron at Downin...
One year after the fall of Syrian despot Bashar al-Assad, the country is trying to rebuild from the ruins of a 13-year civil war. Interim President – and former rebel leader – Ahmed al-Sharaa is leading a delicate transition faced with enormous challenges including a depleted economy, fledglin...
As celebrations kicked off marking the first anniversary on Monday of the ousting of former President Bashar Assad’s regime, Syrians are still struggling to heal after the dynasty’s repressive 50-year rule and a 14-year civil war that killed an estimated half-million people, displaced millions...
Paramount Skydance on Monday launched a hostile bid worth $108.4 billion for Warner Bros Discovery, hoping to outbid Netflix just days after the streaming giant reached a $72 billion takeover deal with the storied Hollywood studios....
The UN nuclear watchdog has said that the protective structure surrounding the exploded reactor at Chernobyl can no longer perform its main function of blocking radiation, after a Russian drone strike earlier this year....
One year ago, Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad fled the country aboard a Russian military aircraft. Twelve months later, the country continues to grapple with the aftermath of more than a decade of conflict. The city of Homs was central to the Syrian revolution. But now, it appears trapped in a vicio...
Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky and European allies prepared to hold talks in London on Monday, after President Donald Trump accused him of not reading the US proposal to end the war with Russia....
