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Is Russia planning a ‘false flag’ attack on Moldova? 

25 December 2024

Russia has accused Moldova of plotting a military operation in Transnistria, a Russian-backed secessionist region, setti...

Israeli forces kill dozens in Gaza as ceasefire talks face challenges 

25 December 2024

Israeli forces are pounding the besieged Gaza Strip, killing at least 25 Palestinians and wounding dozens more as indire...

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...

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...

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...

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...