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Syria

Syria's Kurds fearful of the future after Islamist rebels seized power

One week after President Bashir al-Assad's regime was toppled the Kurdish region in the north is neither as calm nor as relieved as the rest of Syria.

Syria

Damascus is surprisingly calm a week after Syria's rebels took over

A week of transition has been surprisingly smooth: Reports of reprisals, revenge killings sectarian violence and looting have all been minimal.

Europe News

Francis becomes the first pope to visit the French island of Corsica

Francis deliberately shunned the grand reopening of France's Notre Dame Cathedral last weekend - instead he's visiting the Mediterranean where thousands of migrants have perished.

Syria

Syria sends reinforcements to Aleppo region after shock rebel attack

Syria's military rushed in reinforcements on Sunday to push back insurgents from advancing farther into the northern Hama countryside after they seized Aleppo.

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Europe News

Top EU officials visiting Kyiv promise more sanctions against Russia

Kaja Kallas and two other senior EU officials made a surprise visit to Kyiv on Sunday for talks with President Zelenskyy on how to scale up the bloc's support.

Europe News

Senegal commemorates 80th anniversary of French WW2 massacre

Historians estimate hundreds of West African soldiers who fought for France were killed in 1944 by the French army after they demanded unpaid wages.

Green News

UN to open landmark climate change court case in The Hague

The United Nations' top court will open hearings on Monday into what countries worldwide are legally required to do to combat climate change.

Gaza

Israeli airstrike kills more World Kitchen workers in Gaza

The airstrike killed five people in Khan Younis, including at least two WCK workers. In April, a strike on a WCK aid convoy in Deir-al-Balah killed seven of its workers.

Europe News

High turnout of 42% at 5pm in Romania's parliamentary elections

The vote comes just one week after a highly controversial first round of the presidential race, which saw relatively unknown populist candidate Călin Georgescu win 23% of the vote.

Europe News

Police carry out anti-LGBTQ raids on some of Moscow's bars and clubs

The raids come exactly a year since Russia’s Supreme Court ruled that the “LGBTQ+ movement” should be banned as an “extremist organisation."

Europe News

Poland's prime minister visits beefed up border with Russia

Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk visited the border with the Russian region of Kaliningrad to inspect newly constructed military fortifications.

Europe News

Ukraine under pressure as Russia makes advances on frontline

Ukraine is facing increasing pressure along its roughly 1,000-kilometre frontline, analysts have stated.

Europe News

Thessaloniki, Greece's second largest city gets new metro

The Thessaloniki metro was first conceived more than a century ago, and the first tunnel was dug in 1986.

Syria

Armed rebels occupy centre of Aleppo, Syria's largest city

Thousands of insurgents also fanned out across Aleppo in vehicles with improvised armour and pickups, a day after they entered the city.

Europe News

Kosovo blames Serbia for explosion that cut water and power supplies

A powerful explosion damaged a water canal and temporarily cut water and power supply to Kosovo’s cities, the prime minister said on Saturday.

Ukraine

Tens of thousands of soldiers have deserted from Ukraine's army

More than 100,000 soldiers have been charged under Ukraine’s desertion laws since Russia invaded in 2022, according to the country’s General Prosecutor.

North Korea

Pariah state North Korea warmly welcomes Russia's defence minister

President Kim Yong-un vowed North Korea will “invariably support” Russia’s war in Ukraine as he met Russia's defence chief, state media reported on Saturday.

Europe News

Frustration rises as COP29 climate summit enters it last week

The COP29 climate summit is midway through now and negotiators are trying to hammer out a deal that might be worth hundreds of billions of dollars.

Europe News

Russian opposition figures march against Putin in Berlin

Prominent Russian opposition figures led a march of at least 1,000 people in central Berlin on Sunday, against President Putin and his war in Ukraine

Lebanon

Israel kills Hezbollah's chief spokesman in Lebanon

A rare Israeli airstrike on central Beirut killed Hezbollah's chief spokesman on Sunday, an official with the militant group said.

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