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Insurgents breach Syria’s largest city for first time since 2016

The shock offensive sent residents fleeing and added fresh uncertainty to a region reeling from multiple wars.

Protesters and police clash after Georgia’s PM suspends talks on joining EU

On Friday evening, protesters again swarmed Parliament, with some banging on the metal gates to the building.

Kremlin critic handed three more years in prison for opposing Ukraine war

A swift, three-day trial against Alexei Gorinov, once a low-profile activist, underscored Moscow’s intolerance of any dissenting voices.

Death toll in Uganda landslides rises to 20 as search for casualties presses on

Heavy rains triggered the landslides which engulfed six villages in the mountainous district of Bulambuli.

Three die in overcrowding outside Gaza bakery amid food shortage

Two children and a 50-year-old were taken to hospital in Deir al-Balah, where a doctor confirmed they had died of suffocation due to crowding.

Amazon workers in India join Black Friday strike action

Warehouse workers and delivery drivers joined a rally in New Delhi.

Senior Scholz ex-ally quits over ‘D-Day’ paper on German government collapse

Bijan Djir-Sarai said he was quitting as general secretary, the official responsible for political strategy and election planning.

World gets first glimpse of restored Notre Dame interior following 2019 fire

French President Emmanuel Macron’s tour was being televised live.

Thousands of workers stage protests across Italy in general strike

The strike forced ITA airlines to cancel dozens of domestic and international flights, and hit schools, hospitals and local transport.

Three dead and more than 90,000 displaced amid flooding in Malaysia

The north-eastern state of Kelantan, bordering Thailand, was the worst affected.