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Erdogan says YPG ‘will be buried’ in Syria if it doesn’t lay down arms 

25 December 2024

News|Syria’s War Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has warned that Kurdish fighters in Syria will either lay ...

Desi Bouterse, Suriname’s fugitive former president, dies at 79 

25 December 2024

Desi Bouterse, the former president of Suriname who fled authorities to avoid jail after his conviction over the murder ...

At Christmas, Pope calls for ‘silence of arms’, says Gaza situation ‘grave’ 

25 December 2024

Pope Francis has denounced the “extremely grave” humanitarian situation in Gaza while appealing for the release of c...

Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano erupts, shooting jets of lava into the sky 

25 December 2024

Lava continues to spew from one of the world’s most active volcanoes, days after the eruption of Kilauea on Hawaii’s...

Syrian Christians attend first Christmas Eve service since al-Assad’s fall 

25 December 2024

Syrian Christians have attended Christmas Eve services for the first time since the overthrow of President Bashar al-Ass...

Iran says Syria’s future unclear after foreign minister hits back 

25 December 2024

Iran’s top diplomat has said it is too soon to judge Syria’s future as many developments could affect it after his c...

Russian attacks kill one in Ukraine, damage energy infrastructure 

25 December 2024

Russian missiles killed at least one person, injured three in southern Ukraine and damaged energy infrastructure across ...

Could the Houthis be next? Yemenis reflect on the fall of Syria’s al-Assad 

25 December 2024

Sanaa, Yemen – Mansour Saleh, a 25-year-old history graduate in Sanaa, has been glued to the political and military de...

Did artificial intelligence shape the 2024 US election? 

25 December 2024

Days after New Hampshire voters received a robocall with an artificially generated voice that resembled President Joe Bi...

Pakistan air strikes in Afghanistan spark Taliban warning of retaliation 

25 December 2024

Islamabad, Pakistan – The Pakistani military conducted air strikes in neighbouring Afghanistan late on Tuesday night,...