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Syria's Sharaa calls for united efforts to rebuild a year after Assad's ouster
AFP, Published on 08/12/2025
» DAMASCUS - President Ahmed al-Sharaa on Monday urged Syrians to work together to rebuild their country, still marred by insecurity and divisions, as they marked a year since the ousting of longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad.
Families separated, children killed as survivors flee Sudan's 'apocalyptic' El-Fasher
AFP, Published on 02/11/2025
» PORT SUDAN (SUDAN) - Survivors fleeing the Sudanese city of El-Fasher told AFP on Saturday that paramilitary fighters separated families and killed children in front of their parents, with tens of thousands still trapped following the city's fall.
Evidence of ‘continuing mass killing’ found in Sudan
AFP, Published on 29/10/2025
» PORT SUDAN - Sudan’s army-aligned government accused paramilitaries on Wednesday of attacking civilians in mosques during their recent takeover of the western city of El-Fasher, where satellite images show evidence of “continuing mass killing”, Yale researchers say.
China's Xi calls for 'reunification' in message to new Taiwan opposition leader
Reuters, Published on 19/10/2025
» BEIJING/TAIPEI - Chinese President Xi Jinping called on Sunday for efforts to advance "reunification" in a message of congratulations to the new leader of Taiwan's main opposition party, whose election took place amid accusations of interference by Beijing.
Cambodia MPs pass law allowing stripping of citizenship
AFP, Published on 25/08/2025
» PHNOM PENH - Cambodian parliamentarians passed on Monday legislation allowing people who collude with foreign countries to be stripped of citizenship, a law rights groups fear will be used to banish dissent.
Israeli airline's Paris offices daubed with red paint, slogans
AFP, Published on 08/08/2025
» PARIS - Red paint and slogans were daubed at the entry to the offices of national Israeli airline El Al in Paris, with Israel Thursday urging French authorities to take action over the "barbaric act".
UK apologises to thousands of grooming victims as it toughens law
AFP, Published on 17/06/2025
» LONDON - The UK government announced Monday it would bring in tough new laws to "root out the scourge" of grooming gangs and apologised to thousands of victims believed to have been sexually exploited.
Northern Ireland hit by fourth night of clashes
AFP, Published on 13/06/2025
» PORTADOWN (UNITED KINGDOM) - Northern Ireland was rocked by a fourth night of anti-immigrant unrest on Thursday as police clashed with protestors in a second town, undeterred by driving rain.
UK PM condemns ‘mindless’ Northern Irish violence
AFP, Published on 11/06/2025
» BALLYMENA, Northern Ireland - UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer joined Northern Irish authorities on Wednesday in condemning what he called two nights of “mindless” violence targeting foreigners.
Trump defends resettling white South Africans as refugees in US
AFP, Published on 13/05/2025
» WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump on Monday defended the decision to resettle a group of white Afrikaners in the United States as refugees, saying they were fleeing a "terrible situation" in South Africa.