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Syria

Besieged Syrians suffer their bloodiest week in years

Government air strikes on the rebel-held suburbs of Damascus have killed scores of Syrians, in what is said to be their worst week since 2015.

09/02/2018

Syria

UN calls for month-long ceasefire in Syria

The organisation says an immediate halt in fighting is imperative to allow aid deliveries, amid reports dozens have died this week in heavy air strikes.

06/02/2018

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Shops reopen in Aleppo market – or what's left of it

The market in Syria's largest city still has no water, electricity or telephone lines.

22/01/2018

USA

US signals deeper commitment in Syria

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson says the United States cannot repeat past mistakes and won't pull out of Syria prematurely.

18/01/2018

World News

Global arms sales rise for first time in five years

US companies supply more than half of the world's weapons.

11/12/2017

Yemen

Saleh killing 'not a targeted attack,' said Houthi activist

Houthi forces see major victory in death of former ally.

05/12/2017

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Czech Republic remembers Battle of Austerlitz

Approximately 1,000 soldiers took part in a reconstruction in South Moravia.

03/12/2017

Bosnia and Herzegovina

How Bosnia is on the frontline of Europe’s landmine battle

People are still being killed by landmines in Europe 20 years since they were banned in many countries around the world.

02/12/2017

Croatia

War criminal in the Hague but still a war hero in Croatia

The suicide of a convicted war criminal has highlighted the dominance of nationalist narratives in Croatian politics and media.

01/12/2017

North Korea

How many missiles, nuclear weapons and submarines does North Korea have?

The North Korean military in numbers

01/12/2017

Syria

23 killed in Syrian regime airstrikes as peace talks face uncertainty

At least 23 people have been killed by airstrikes in Eastern Ghouta as Syrian government forces intensify their efforts to retake the rebel stronghold.

28/11/2017

World News

Euroviews. View: Chemical weapons are becoming the new normal again, a century after World War I

The international community is sending a dangerous message to despots, dictators and terrorists the world over: stamping out chemical warfare is not a priority, writes Hamish de Bretton-Gordon

25/11/2017

Yemen

Humanitarian aid reaches Yemen as crisis worsens

The flights carrying medical supplies and aid workers are the first allowed in nearly three weeks, since a blockade imposed on the war-torn country sparked an international outcry.

25/11/2017

Ukraine

Hopes to bring tourism back in eastern Ukraine

Ukraine's Eastern region of Donbas has suffered war since 2014, but the region is also home to come hidden touristic treasures

15/11/2017

France

France commemorates Armistice day

French president Emmanuel Macron lays a wreath before the tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Paris to commemorate the 99th anniversary of the end of World War One.

11/11/2017

Syria

Syria War: Turkey-backed rebels launch offensive on Idlib

07/10/2017

Cult

Exhibition shines light on raw memories of war

The solo exhibition by American artist Jenny Holzer includes testimonies from British veterans who fought in recent global conflicts

02/10/2017

Korea

South Koreans buy survival bags as nuclear threat from North looms

Videos showing what "war bags" contain are growing in popularity in South Korea

26/09/2017

Cinema

Krzysztof Zanussi is back in action

'Ether', by award-winning Krzysztof Zanussi, is in production in Ukraine.

22/09/2017

Iraq

Euroviews. View: 'Mosul was a horror and I wanted so badly to help'

I wanted make an impact if only for one patient at a time

22/09/2017