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.
The United Arab Emirates announced on December 30 the withdrawal of its remaining forces in Yemen after Saudi Arabia set a 24-hour deadline for their departure, following a Saudi strike in a Yemeni port controlled by UAE-backed separatists. Initially intervening on the same side in the Yemeni war o...
In an overnight strike, the Saudi military hit a Yemeni port saying they were neutralising a weapons shipments arriving from UAE and meant for the STC separatist group. The UAE has denied the shipment contained weapons and claimed the vehicles were not intended for any groups. Both countries have s...
More than a year after the fall of Bashar al-Assad, images of the former dictator persist throughout Syria, not least on the country's banknotes. On December 30, the country's current president Ahmed al-Sharaa announced the introduction of new notes, which will no longer bear the likeness of Assad...
The Kremlin said on Tuesday that it could not prove its claim that Ukrainian drones targeted one of President Vladimir Putin's residences because the drones were all "shot down". Moscow accused Ukraine of launching 91 long-range drones at Putin's home in the Novgorod region in what it called a "pe...
China continued on December 30 for a second day its live-fire military exercises around Taiwan. The exercises involved 130 military jets and 22 warships in the vicinity of the island in the space of 24 hours. Beijing considers the self-ruled island part of its territory and claims it is acting agai...
Russia accused Ukraine of launching a drone attack on Vladimir Putin's residence, vowing to respond and warning it would toughen its position on a possible peace deal. Vladimir Putin also told Russian army commanders to press on with their offensive in Zaporizhzhia. Ukraine has denied the accusatio...
Russian drones on Tuesday hit two civilian vessels entering a Ukrainian Black Sea port to load wheat, the Ukrainian navy said, causing damage to the ships and facilities. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates. ...
Russia accused Ukraine on Monday of having fired dozens of drones at one of President Vladimir Putin's homes, an accusation that Ukraine called a "lie" aimed at undermining US-led efforts to end the war. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, who does not typically announce drone strikes, said Ukr...
Control over the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in east Ukraine has remained one of the main sticking points in peace negotiations since Russia took control of it in March 2022. Zaporizhzhia's proximity to the front lines has sparked international fears for the safety and stability of the nuclear...
A theatre that became a symbol of Russia’s 2022 siege of Mariupol has reopened after extensive restoration, Russian authorities said. State television showed a gala event and rebuilt interiors, including a marble staircase, columns and a large crystal chandelier. Amnesty International said at lea...
China has launched sea and air military drills around Taiwan, which it claims as its own. Riled by a US arms package to the island nation and Japan saying it would intervene in the case of an invasion, it calls its war games a warning against what it calls separatist forces and external interferenc...
China has spoken out against the demolition of a monument near the entrance to the Panama Canal, celebrating the friendship of the two nations, with local authorities citing safety issues and an expired land concession. It comes amid warnings from Donald Trump over Beijing's influence over the key...
Speaking at a joint press conference, both US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky were cautiously optimistic about negotiations over the 20-point peace plan for Ukraine. But progress made doesn't include issues of security guarantees for Ukraine, nor the country's east...
Taiwan's Civil Aviation Administration said that the delay of roughly 296 international departures, 265 international arrivals and 296 transit flights affected by the live-fire drills that China launched around the island on Monday would snarl travel for more than 100,000 passengers....
The US has offered Ukraine "solid" security guarantees for the next 15 years with the possibility of an extension, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky said Monday after talks with the US president at his Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida. Kyiv is seeking guarantees for a longer time period....
China this morning conducted live-fire military drills in waters around Taiwan, aimed, it says, as a warning against separatist forces in the self-ruled island. Codenamed "Justice Mission 2025", the drills come just ten days after the Trump administration announced Washington's largest ever arms pa...
Myanmar's dominant pro-military party claimed an overwhelming victory in the first phase of the elections after democracy watchdogs warned the junta-run poll would entrench military rule. The election win will be a way for the ruling junta, in power after a military coup in 2021 against the elected...
US President Donald Trump hosted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Florida to discuss a draft peace framework aimed at ending Russia’s war. Ukraine is seeking long-term US security guarantees, with Zelensky saying he has asked Trump for commitments lasting up to 50 years, beyond the 15 ye...
US President Donald Turmp and Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky both reported progress on two of the most contentious issues regarding a peace deal in Ukraine: security guarantees for the country and the division of the eastern Donbas region, which Russia is trying to capture. But thorny questio...
Rain lashed the Gaza Strip, flooding makeshift encampments with ankle-deep puddles as Palestinians displaced by the two-year war attempted to stay dry in tents frayed by months of use. The flooding came as Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu travelled to Florida to discuss the second phase of...
Myanmar's dominant pro-military party is "winning a majority" in the first phase of junta-run elections, a party source said on Monday, after democracy watchdogs warned the poll would entrench military rule. The vote has been widely condemned for its stark crackdown on dissent and a candidate list...
Russia is pressing ahead with its plan to capture four Ukrainian regions it announced the annexation of in 2022 and is making steady progress, President Vladimir Putin said on Monday. The Kremlin earlier said it agreed with US President Donald Trump that talks to end the Ukraine war were in their f...
US President Donald Trump said on Sunday that talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky were moving “very close” to an agreement to end the war in Ukraine, though both leaders acknowledged that major sticking points, including territory and security guarantees, remain unresolved....
US President Donald Trump is “delusional” if he thinks that his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin is serious about wanting to end the war in Ukraine any time soon, Melinda Haring, a senior analyst at the Atlantic Council’s Eurasia Center, told FRANCE 24....
Clashes broke out on Sunday during rallies held by members of Syria’s Alawite minority in the coastal cities of Latakia and Tartous, as well as in other areas, following Friday's deadly bombing at an Alawite mosque in Homs. According to a war monitor, at least two people were killed when security...
Morocco hosted the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations, Russia attacked the Ukrainian capital with more than 650 drones just two days before Christmas, the US carried out strikes against militants linked to the Islamic State group (IS) in Nigeria, and the cinema world paused to remember Brigitte Bardot:...
Volodymyr Zelensky is set to meet US President Donald Trump in Florida on Sunday (December 28) to discuss a 20-point peace plan aimed at ending Russia’s invasion. Ukrainian civilians are amongst those who have suffered most from Russia's war especially vulnerable populations. For more on that top...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will sit down with US President Donald Trump on Sunday (December 28) and seek to secure his stamp of approval for a new proposal to end the nearly four-year conflict with Russia....
Voters head to the polls on Sunday (December 28) for Myanmar's heavily restricted election that campaigners, Western diplomats and the UN's rights chief have all condemned....
Hybrid-warfare operations dominated European headlines in 2025 – be it sabotage, drone incursions or assassination attempts – even though the number of incidents fell compared to the previous year. Does the drop signal that the Kremlin is taking a tactical pause or just changing strategy ahead...
