Syria rescuers end search for secret cells in Saydnaya prison
EPA Rescue workers from the White Helmets say they have ended their search operation for possible detainees in secret cells or basements at Syria’s notorious
Embattled Macron seeks boost from reopening
Reuters Emmanuel Macron plans to use the reopening of the cathedral for a political boost A gravely weakened President Emmanuel Macron hopes to win a
BBC Verify tracks week of rebel advances in Syria
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Georgia’s president to stay ‘until someone is legitimately elected’
The Georgian president Salome Zourabichvili has said she will stay in post until new parliamentary elections are held. Speaking to the BBC’s Steve Rosenberg, she
Why many Muslims in India are opposing an amendment in a property law
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At least one dead and three injured near Vilnius
At least one person has died and three others have been injured after a cargo plane crashed near Vilnius airport in Lithuania in the early
After days of escalation, what will Russia’s Putin do next?
Reuters “What will Vladimir Putin do next?” It’s a question I’ve been asked a lot this week. Understandably so. After all, this was the week
Georgian police clear protesters challenging ‘stolen’ election
Police in Georgia have clashed with demonstrators in the centre of the capital Tbilisi protesting against last month’s disputed election which they say was stolen
Ten newborns killed in hospital fire in northern India
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US says Israel hasn’t breached its law against blocking aid in Gaza
The US says Israel has not breached American laws on blocking aid supplies, after a 30-day deadline it gave Israel to boost humanitarian aid access