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When more than 3.5 million Syrian students took exams this week, the first since the fall of longtime ruler Bashar Assad, they didn’t have to answer…

A South Korean court extended the detention of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol early Sunday, a ruling that gives prosecutors time to formalise a criminal…

A man was seriously injured in a knife attack in central Tel Aviv on Saturday, police said. The Magen David Adom, Israel’s national ambulance service, said medical…

Polish PM says he wants Breturn not Brexit as Starmer visits Warsaw Sir Keir Starmer has repeatedly ruled out rejoining the customs union or single…

At least 70 people were killed in central Nigeria on Saturday when a fuel tanker that had overturned burst into flames, burning those who had…

Croatian Deputy Prime Minister Josip Dabro resigned on Saturday after a video surfaced of him firing a gun out of a moving car. The Croatian…

Thousands of demonstrators descend on Washington to protest Trump inauguration Saturday’s march, rebranded as the “People’s March,” is taking place at three different locations with…

The Israeli government approved the ceasefire and prisoner-exchange deal with Hamas in the early hours of Saturday morning, removing the final hurdle to achieving a…

Israel’s cabinet voted on Saturday to approve a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said. The first stage of the…

Why is the Panama flag so popular among shipowners? is it as obvious as you think. Almost at the same time as an operation to…

As France celebrates half a century of legal abortion, FRANCE 24’s Oliver Farry welcomes Kei Yoshida, Senior Legal Advisor at the Center for Reproductive Rights,…

Two wildfires still burning in Los Angeles have torched more urban area than any other fire in the state since at least the mid-1980s. Experts say several factors could lead to wildfires reaching cities more often. Urban areas continue to sprawl into wildland. Climate change is raising global temperatures that lead to more severe weather, including droughts, especially in the western United States. For in-depth analysis and a deeper perspective, FRANCE 24’s Yinka Oyetade welcomes Yves Figueiredo, Associate Professor of US Environmental History at LARCA, an…

Tens of thousands of Serbians, led by university students, on Friday protested outside Serbia’s state television headquarters in the capital, Belgrade, to call for objective…

Friday’s newspapers lead with various domestic and international stories. There is front-page coverage of the sentencing of Hassan Sentamu, the 18-year-old convicted of murdering Elianne Andam in a knife attack in London. Labour’s grooming gangs inquiry, the ceasefire negotiations in the Israel-Gaza war and tributes are paid to the film director David Lynch, who has died at the age of 78. 

The back pages lead with Manchester United’s late 3-1 win over Southampton in last night’s Premier League match.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced that a ceasefire agreement with Hamas has been reached after resolving last-minute disputes. The deal is expected to be reviewed by Israel’s security cabinet on Friday, followed by a government meeting for formal approval.

Senior United Nations officials met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv to discuss a $3.32 billion humanitarian support package aimed at aiding millions affected by the ongoing war with Russia.

An 18-year-old student carried out a knife attack at a school in eastern Slovakia, killing two women aged 18 and 51 and injuring another young woman.  

Former Bank of Canada and Bank of England governor Mark Carney has officially announced his candidacy for leader of Canada’s governing Liberal Party.

After nine gruelling days of battling two massive wildfires in Los Angeles, firefighters finally caught a break on Thursday as fierce winds weakened, providing much-needed relief.

Apple has halted its AI-powered news alerts feature following widespread criticism and complaints about repeated inaccuracies in summarizing news headlines.

If approved by the Israeli cabinet, a ceasefire will take effect in Gaza on Sunday [Getty/file photo]Israel’s security cabinet was set to meet Friday after…

Right wing protesters and cabinet ministers in Israel on Thursday voiced disapproval for ceasefire deal with Gaza while crowds in Tel Aviv gathered to support…

Fifteen months after a Hamas-led terrorist attack in southern Israel triggered the unprecedented Israeli bombardment and ground campaign that has laid waste to Gaza, a…

Dozens of bodies have been rescued from a disused South African gold mine at Stilfontein where hundreds of illegal miners had been trapped for months.…

  Spain’s real estate market is experiencing a major boom. In the first nine months of the year, property prices rose by an average of 9%,…