Syria does not need a ‘handshake litmus test’

Whatever Western media may have you believe, the Syrian leadership’s handshake choices will not determine the country’s future. On January 3, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock and French Foreign Minister…

Israeli siege of north Gaza leaves 5,000 dead, missing after 100 days

Five thousand people have been killed or are missing due to Israel’s siege on northern Gaza, with its brutal attacks intensifying amid talks of a potential mediated agreement between Israel…

Fact check: LA fires drive falsehoods, including by Trump about water use

President-elect Donald Trump and some social media users and pundits blamed Los Angeles’ deadly fires on California Governor Gavin Newsom, saying the Democrat’s environmental policies enabled the blazes’ danger and…

Newscast

Newscast – Rachel Reeves in China BUT Should She Have Gone? – BBC Sounds Newscast Rachel Reeves in China BUT Should She Have Gone? Released On: 11 Jan 2025 Available…

Israeli settlers set fires, vandalise buildings in occupied West Bank

NewsFeed Israeli settlers have set fire to farmland and buildings, and wrote racist slogans in Abu Falah village, northeast of Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank. Published On 10 Jan…

Italy foreign minister meets Syria’s new rulers, calls for sanctions talks

Antonio Tajani says Italy wants to serve as a bridge between Damascus and the European Union. Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani has held talks with Syria’s new rulers and called…

Trump sentenced in New York hush-money case days before taking office

Donald Trump avoids jail time or a fine, but the US president-elect’s criminal conviction will be on his record. Donald Trump has become the first former United States president ever…

Why does Trump want Greenland?

Video Duration 02 minutes 47 seconds 02:47 NewsFeed Incoming President Donald Trump has repeated his desire to take control of Greenland, despite being condemned by the US’s closest allies. Why…

Lakurawa, the new armed group wreaking havoc on the Nigeria-Niger border

A new armed group called Lakurawa is attacking villages in remote corners of northwestern Nigeria and across the border in Niger, posing new threats to two countries that already suffer…

How big are the California wildfires – and why did they spread so fast?

At least 10 people have been killed and some 10,000 homes and other buildings have been burned in wildfires that have ravaged multiple parts of Los Angeles in California –…