Syrian Druze brigade reluctant to give up their arms in uncertain …
2 days ago · A small group of armed fighters renew their allegiance to their brigade commander with a traditional Druze dance in the Syrian town of Suwayda near the border with Jordan.. Suwayda is the bastion ...
French PM says Mayotte cyclone likely to have killed 'dozens' not ...
2 days ago · French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou hit out at "alarmist" claims about a significant death toll from Cyclone Chido, which hit the country's Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte. Report by Florent ...
Valls, Darmanin, Retailleau, Borne: New French government is named
3 days ago · French President Emmanuel Macron’s office announced a new government on December 23, after the previous Cabinet collapsed in a historic vote prompted by fighting over the country's budget.
Hundreds of Syrian Christians protest burning of Christmas tree
2 days ago · Hundreds of demonstrators took to the streets in Christian areas of Damascus early Tuesday to protest the burning of a Christmas tree near Hama in central Syria, AFP journalists witnessed. "We ...
Former Medellin cartel boss Fabio Ochoa deported to Colombia, …
3 days ago · Fabio Ochoa, once a top operator in Pablo Escobar's Medellin cartel, was deported to Colombia after serving 25 years of a 30-year sentence in the US. He was released immediately upon arrival in ...
Dozens killed in Israeli strikes, Gaza officials say - France 24
3 days ago · Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip overnight killed at least 20 people, Palestinian medics said on December 23 ...
No French government before Monday evening, presidency says
3 days ago · France's new government will not be announced before Monday evening to take into account a day of mourning for cyclone-hit Mayotte, the presidency said in a statement, prolonging the political ...
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe poised for Christmas Eve flyby of the Sun
3 days ago · NASA's pioneering Parker Solar Probe is poised to make its closest-ever approach of the Sun on Christmas Eve, a record-setting 3.8 million miles (6.2 million kilometres) from the surface ...
Jordanian, Qatari envoys meet Syria's new leader for …
3 days ago · Syria's new leader, Ahmed al-Sharaa, hosted high-level talks on Monday with Arab diplomats, including Jordan and Qatar, focusing on reconstruction and future cooperation.
Lebanon PM, UN peacekeepers call for accelerated Israeli withdrawal
3 days ago · United Nations peacekeepers and Lebanon's prime minister called on Monday for the Israeli army to speed up its withdrawal from the country, nearly a month into a fragile ceasefire between Israel ...