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‘I tweeted Free Palestine. Less than 10 minutes later, I got a call from the NBA commissioner’

Anwar Bunni picked up the phone just after two rings he heard the great news and immediately thought the EU should allow Syrians to go…

Three life-threatening fires are destroying homes as they race across Los Angeles County, the largest of which — in the Pacific Palisades — has left tens of thousands of people under evacuation orders.

London braced for snow as yellow weather warning extended after icy -5.5C night: live A blanket of up to 10cm of snow could fall across…

Investigation launched into Met’s handling of sexual assault allegations made against Mohamed al-Fayed An investigation has been launched into the Metropolitan Police’s handing of sexual…

Wide-ranging international sanctions made it a crime to work with Syria’s former government. But should it be a crime to work with the new one?…

Much remains unclear days after the Ukrainian army’s latest  surprise offensive in the Russian region of Kursk. Kyiv has so far remained silent, as it did at the…

Germany pushing EU to ease sanctions on Syria   Germany is at the helm of efforts within the European Union (EU) to ease sanctions on…

Turkey threatens offensive against Syrian Kurdish fighters   Turkey threatened on Tuesday to launch a military operation against Kurdish forces in Syria unless they accepted Ankara’s…

Known for never backpedaling his scandalous statements, Jean-Marie Le Pen, the co-founder of France’s right-wing National Front party who died on Tuesday aged 96, amassed…

Accused of belonging to the Palestinian group Hamas, which was then Bashar Al-Assad’s bête noire, Mohamar Ouda was arrested by the Syrian army in Yarmouk…

Iran slams Macron’s ‘deceitful’ remarks on its role as a regional security threat Iran’ foreign ministry on Wednesday rejected French President Emmanuel Macron’s claim that…

Much of Wednesday’s newspapers continue their front page coverage of the ongoing spat between the UK and Elon Musk – and the latest from the Trump inner circle. 

Israeli strikes kill dozens in Gaza, including 7 children Israeli forces have killed at least 49 Palestinians in Gaza in the past day, according to…

Hours after US President Joe Biden welcomed exiled Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia in the US, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro said seven foreigners, including two…

Panama tells Trump canal sovereignty is ‘non-negotiable’ Panama reiterated on Tuesday that the sovereignty of its eponymous ship canal was not up for discussion after…

France 24 correspondent Wassim Cornet reports from Los Angeles, where authorities have ordered thousands to evacuate the Northern Palisades neighbourhood as a massive wildfire, buoyed…

California wildfires force thousands to evacuate Los Angeles Around 30,000 Los Angeles residents were issued with evacuation orders on Tuesday after fast-moving wildfires accelerated by…

US President-elect Donald Trump’s son, Donald Trump, Jr., visited Greenland on Tuesday, while his father refused to rule out military or economic coercion as a…

Breaking News Banking app Revolut is facing major technical issue stopping payments from being made and received. Revolut is facing major technical issue The bank…

A bomb exploded at a school near Nigeria’s capital city Abuja late on Monday, killing at least two people. Police said the explosive device…

 Donald Trump Jr. is set to visit Greenland on Tuesday amid his father’s suggestions that the Danish territory should be part of the US. President-elect…

Dozens of people have been killed after a magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck in the Himalayas on Tuesday morning, and dozens more injured. Local Chinese media reported at least…

Millions of girls in Bangladesh are facing an uphill battle to stay in school. For many, the COVID-19 pandemic, natural disasters, and economic hardship have…

Chad and Senegal hit back at comments made by President Macron claiming that African countries in the Sahel had “forgotten to say thank you” to…