Stampede kills three women, injures five children in Umayyad Mosque in Damascus
At least three women were killed and five children injured in a stampede in the landmark Umayyad Mosque in Damascus on Friday, the Syrian civil defence said.
Efforts to end Kurdish militant conflict in Turkey face Syria test
Talks aimed at ending a 40-year-old militant conflict have fostered peace hopes in Turkey but the precarious situation of ...
We need to brace for impact in a disrupted world
This year is starting as 2024 ended: in a tangle of overlapping conflicts.
Trump should get tough again on chemical weapons states
Russia is openly using chemical weapons against Ukraine. Ukraine’s army support services say Russia has carried out 4,800 ...
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Syria reportedly blocks evacuation of Russian military equipment from naval base
The new Syrian authorities have refused to grant entry to a ship that was supposed to evacuate Russian military equipment ...
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Ukraine latest: Russian bomb attack injures more than 100; US unveils final funding boost for Ukraine days before Trump takes office
The US has announced a $500m aid package for Ukraine, including air defence missiles and ammunition. Meanwhile, around 113 people are injured after a Russian bomb attack in the Ukrainian city of ...