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Israel strikes on hospital 'terrifying'

International —23 December, 2024 19:43

An official from one of only two functioning hospitals in northern Gaza told AFP on Monday that Israeli forces were continuing to target his facility and…

Israel strikes on hospital 'terrifying'

Turkey to reopen embassy in Syria as diplomats gather for talks

Turkey was set to reopen its embassy in Damascus on Saturday,…

Turkey to reopen embassy in Syria as diplomats gather for talks
Poet Helal Hafiz dies at 76

  Helal Hafiz, a celebrated poet of rebellion and love,…

Poet Helal Hafiz dies at 76

 Israeli strikes kill 58, hit flour trucks

Israeli strikes kill 58, hit flour trucks

 Gaza's civil defence agency said a series of Israeli air strikes on Thursday killed at least 58 people, including 12 guards securing aid trucks, while the military said it targeted…

America's closest ally in Syria is losing ground as a new order takes shape

America's closest ally in Syria is losing ground as a new order takes shape

The jihadi rebels who toppled Syrian President Bashar Assad say they want to build a unified, inclusive country. But after nearly 14 years of civil war, putting that ideal into practice…

New Syria PM calls for 'stability and calm'

New Syria PM calls for 'stability and calm'

Syria's new transitional prime minister on Tuesday said it was time for "stability and calm" in the country, two days after longtime president Bashar al-Assad was toppled by rebels…

4,000 Iranians returned from Syria since Assad's fall

4,000 Iranians returned from Syria since Assad's fall

Tehran said Tuesday it had brought home 4,000 Iranian citizens from Syria following the ouster of its ally Bashar al- Assad as rebels took over Damascus. "Over the past three days, 4,000 Iranian citizens were returned to Iran,"Fatemeh Mohajerani, a spokeswoman for Iran's government, said at a press conference in the capital.

Syrian embassy in Moscow raises opposition flag

Syrian embassy in Moscow raises opposition flag

 A group of men at the Syrian embassy in Moscow raised the opposition flag there on Monday morning, an AFP journalist saw.   Standing on the embassy balcony, the men clapped…

Trump says Zelensky wants 'deal' to stop Ukraine war

Trump says Zelensky wants 'deal' to stop Ukraine war

US president-elect Donald Trump said on Sunday that Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky was keen for a deal to end his country's war with Russia, after the pair met in Paris.  …

Syrian president Bashar fled away

Syrian president Bashar fled away

Syria war monitor said that President Bashar al-Assad has left the country, after losing swathes of territory to a lightning offensive led by an Islamist-led rebel coalition that said…

S Korea president stops short of resigning after martial law fiasco

S Korea president stops short of resigning after martial law fiasco

logo Saturday | 07 December, 2024 বাংলা News Flash    Int'l media unfairly portrays Bangladesh's minority issue: Shafiqul Alam Mother of US journalist kidnapped in Syria…

Iran announces successful space launch

Iran announces successful space launch

Iran has announced the successful launch of a satellite-carrying rocket, the latest achievement in its space programme, which has faced longstanding criticism from Western nations,…

South Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol faces impeachment

South Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol faces impeachment

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol backed down early Wednesday after he tossed his country into turmoil for six hours by suddenly declaring martial law and mobilizing the army. Yoon…

Emergency martial law declared in South Korea

Emergency martial law declared in South Korea

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared an “emergency martial law,” Tuesday accusing the country’s opposition of controlling the parliament, sympathizing with…

China bans gallium, germanium exports to US over chip sanctions

China bans gallium, germanium exports to US over chip sanctions

China announced Tuesday it is banning exports to the United States of gallium, germanium, antimony and other key high-tech materials with potential military applications. The Chinese…

Trump names billionaire investment banker as envoy to Britain

Trump names billionaire investment banker as envoy to Britain

President-elect Donald Trump on Monday named billionaire investment banker Warren Stephens as his pick for US ambassador to Britain. The longtime Republican donor was once reportedly…

Russia says 'continues to support' Syria's Assad

Russia says 'continues to support' Syria's Assad

The Kremlin said Monday that it continued to support Syrian President Bashar al-Assad after jihadists last week wrested swathes of territory from government control. "We of course continue to support Bashar al-Assad and we continue contacts at the appropriate levels, we are analysing the situation," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told journalists, adding that Russia would draw up a "position on what is necessary to stabilise the situation".