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Syria says senior ISIL commander killed in Damascus countryside raid 

25 December 2025

News|Armed Groups Syrian authorities say security forces have carried out a second operation against ISIL (ISIS) fighter...

Infant, adults wounded in West Bank attacks by Israeli forces, settlers 

25 December 2025

News|Crimes Against Humanity Five Israeli settlers have been arrested over their alleged involvement in an attack on a P...

Brazil’s jailed ex-President Bolsonaro undergoes ‘successful’ surgery 

25 December 2025

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, who is serving a prison sentence for an attempted coup, underwent a “succes...

Turkiye, Libya intensify probe into deadly plane crash near Ankara 

25 December 2025

News|Aviation Officials from Libya and Turkiye have stepped up coordination over the investigation into a plane crash ne...

Rescue helicopter crashes, killing five on Tanzania’s Mount Kilimanjaro 

25 December 2025

News|Transport Five people have been killed in a helicopter crash on Africa’s highest mountain, Mount Kilimanjaro, in ...

Palestine Action: Prison hunger strikes that shaped history 

25 December 2025

Four members of the advocacy group Palestine Action have pledged this week to continue their hunger strike amid grave me...

Palestinian actor and filmmaker Mohammad Bakri dies at 72 

25 December 2025

News|Gaza Acclaimed Palestinian actor and filmmaker Mohammad Bakri has died in northern Israel, ending a five-decade car...

BNP leader Tarique Rahman returns: Who is Bangladesh’s potential next PM? 

25 December 2025

After 17 years in exile, Tarique Rahman, leader of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and frontrunner to be the Sout...

Ukraine accepts demilitarised zone to end Russia war, but do DMZs work? 

25 December 2025

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Kyiv is willing to turn the parts of the Donbas region that his troops curr...

First Christmas in Gaza in two years: A story of hope and survival 

25 December 2025

Gaza City – The Holy Family Church in Gaza has lit its Christmas tree for the first time after two years of Israel’s...