Israeli strikes on Syria’s Palmyra kill 36, state media say
A UK-based monitor says the strikes hit a weapons depot other locations linked to Iran-backed fighters....
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Russia and US battle for advantage in Ukraine war ahead of Trump’s return
Moscow appears to be maximising its gains while Joe Biden abandons long-held red lines at the end of his presidency....
Death penalty for Thai woman accused of murdering 14 friends with cyanide
The woman, dubbed Am Cyanide, is believed to be among the worst serial killers in Thai history....
False alarm over DR Congo hero’s golden tooth
The mausoleum of Patrice Lumumba, DR Congo’s independence hero, was vandalised sparking alarm over his tooth....
US envoy heads to Israel after progress on Hezbollah ceasefire
After a second day of talks in Lebanon, Amos Hochstein says he will “to try to bring this to a close”....
US nursing student Laken Riley’s killer guilty of murder
Jose Antonio Ibarra, a Venezuelan undocumented immigrant, was found guilty by a Georgia judge....
Vatican in row at climate talks over gender rights
Charities worry it could block a crucial deal giving women more support in the face of climate change....
Anti-landmine groups criticise US for sending mines to Ukraine
It marks a “shocking and devastating development” in the war, says Human Rights Watch....
South Carolina mother asks to be freed 30 years after killing two sons
Susan Smith was convicted of killing her boys by strapping them into a car which she allowed to roll into a lake....
‘Never’: Jimmy Lai denies foreign collusion in landmark trial
Lai, one of the most influential pro-democracy figures in Hong Kong, is accused of colluding with foreign forces....