Syria’s new interim leader announced he was taking charge of the country as caretaker prime minister with the backing of the former opposition forces who toppled president Bashar al-Assad. President-elect Donald Trump lobbed digs at Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, referring to Canada as a “Great State” and addressing Trudeau as “Governor.”
Read MoreIsraeli forces have carried out large-scale attacks across Syria, targeting three major airports and other strategic military infrastructure, including in the capital, Damascus. Meanwhile, toppled Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s prime minister says he has agreed to hand power to the opposition-led Salvation Government, headed by Mohammed al-Bashir
Read MoreFighters with HTS, the main opposition group now controlling Damascus, say they are preparing to push into the regime’s final strongholds in Latakia and Tartous. Syria's ousted president Bashar al-Assad and his family are in Moscow, Russian news agencies announced Sunday evening
Read MoreRebel forces in Damascus declare the capital city "free" of long-time ruler Bashar al-Assad as government forces withdraw. Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky meets with Donald Trump in Paris for first time since the election
Read MoreThe hugely popular social media platform, TikTok, appears to be on death row in the United States. Romania's top court annulled an ongoing presidential election after accusations of Russian meddling and ruled the entire process, which had been due to conclude this weekend, would have to be re-run. Unexplained mass deaths of animals at Odesa zoom
Read MoreLarge-scale rallies are set to take place at multiple locations in Seoul on Saturday where citizens will protest President Yoon Suk Yeol’s declaration of martial law and call for his resignation, or if he refuses, impeachment.
Read MoreFrench lawmakers voted to oust the government of Prime Minister Michel Barnier after just three months in office, a historic move which plunged the country further into political chaos. Migrant workers in Saudi Arabia are facing widespread abuses, including at high-profile giga-projects funded by or linked to Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund, Human Rights Watch said
Read MoreSouth Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's brief declaration of martial law has plunged him into the most severe leadership crisis of his tenure, as the opposition bloc pushes for his impeachment, accusing him of treason. It was a shocking set of developments for a nation where many have no recollection of such heavy handed tactics. Riot police used water cannons and tear gas against protesters taking part in the sixth consecutive night of protests in Tbilisi
Read MoreHezbollah fired at Israeli-controlled territory on Monday for the first time since a cease-fire was reached last week, prompting Israel to launch a wave of airstrikes in Lebanon, as each side blamed the other for violating the tenuous truce.
Read MoreU.S. President Biden issued a full and unconditional pardon of his son Hunter on Sunday night after repeatedly insisting he would not do so. President-elect Donald Trump said he would require BRICS countries to commit to not creating new currency or face 100% tariffs.
Read MoreThousands of Syrian insurgents took over most of Aleppo on Saturday, establishing positions in the country’s largest city and controlling its airport before expanding their shock offensive to a nearby province. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau returned home after his meeting with Donald Trump without assurances the president-elect will back away from threatened tariffs on all products from the major American trading partner
Read MoreLawmakers in Britain voted on Friday to allow assisted dying for terminally ill patients in England and Wales under strict conditions. Vladimir Putin has an illegitimate daughter living under a pseudonym in Paris
Read MoreProtesters clashed with police in Georgia's capital, Tbilisi on Thursday after the government suspended talks on its bid to join the European Union for four years. Hezbollah accused Israel of attacking people returning to border villages, with Israel's military saying it had opened fire on an arrival of "suspects" detected in several areas in southern Lebanon.
Read MoreThousands of Lebanese civilians are returning to their destroyed homes, hours after a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah came into effect. The US-brokered ceasefire to end 13 months of fighting began at 04:00 local time (02:00 GMT) and so far appears to be holding
Read MoreA cease-fire deal to stop the fighting between Israel and the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah has been announced.
Read MoreEU has proposed for the first time to target Chinese companies and individuals with visa bans and asset freezes over their dealings with Russian firms linked to Moscow's war effort in Ukraine. G7 allies are also expected to step up pressure on China while offering Kyiv “unwavering commitment”
Read MoreRussia’s armed forces have recruited hundreds of Yemeni men to fight in Ukraine, brought by a shadowy trafficking operation that highlights the growing links between Moscow and the Houthi rebel group.
Read MoreThe escalating conflict in the Middle East is endangering is endangering aircraft in some of the world’s busiest skies. Negotiators at a global climate conference in Baku struck a last-minute deal for wealthy countries to help their poorer neighbors deal with global warming, saving the annual meeting as it verged on collapse.
Read MoreConfirmed: foreign ships have disappeared off Odesa waters. Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai has testified at his national security. An American investor with a history of dealmaking in Russia has asked the U.S. government to allow him to bid on the sabotaged Nord Stream Pipeline 2
Read MoreICC issued arrest warrants for Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Gaza Strip. Vladimir Putin said his military fired a new intermediate-range missile into Ukraine
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