Ukrainian war dead reaches 43,000, Zelensky says in rare update

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Kyiv, December 8 — Some 43,000 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed since Russia's full-scale invasion began, Volodymyr Zelensky has said in a rare admission of the extent of the nation's...

South Korea turmoil: what next?

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SEOUL, December 8 — South Korea's main opposition plans a new push to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol after he briefly imposed martial law and sent troops and helicopters to...

Analysis: End of Assad rule will reshape region's balance of power

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Turkish border with Syria, December 8 — The fall of Bashar al-Assad was almost unthinkable just a week ago, when rebels started their astonishing campaign against the regime from their base...

Opposition fighters declare Syria’s capital Damascus ‘liberated’

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People celebrate with anti-government fighters at Umayyad Square in Damascus following a lightning offensive that forced President Bashar al-Assad to flee the capital city [Louai Beshara/AFP] DAMASCUS (Syria), December...

Syrian government appears to have fallen in stunning end to 50-year rule of Assad family

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BEIRUT (AP) — The Syrian government appeared to have fallen early Sunday in a stunning end to the 50-year rule of the Assad family after a lightning rebel offensive. ...

Tension on the streets of Damascus as opposition fighters close in

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DAMASCUS, Syria, December 7 — Syrian opposition fighters have reached the suburbs of the capital, Damascus, for the first time since the region was recaptured by government troops in 2018,...

South Korea's Yoon apologises for martial law

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Protesters gather for a rally calling for the impeachment of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol in front of the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, December 7, 2024. REUTERS/Kim...

Pakistan's jailed former PM Imran Khan threatens civil disobedience movement

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ISLAMABAD, December 6 — Pakistan's jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan has called on his supporters to hold a rally next week and threatened to start a civil disobedience movement...

Three climbers missing on New Zealand peak believed dead: police

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WELLINGTON, December 6 — Three climbers who went missing on New Zealand's tallest mountain are believed to have fallen to their deaths, police said Friday. The climbers were identified...

S Korea parties hold emergency talks as impeachment vote looms

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Yoon Suk Yeol has not spoken publicly since revoking martial law early on Wednesday. (Getty Images) Seoul, December 6 — South Korea's main parties are holding emergency meetings amid...

Why the rebel capture of Syria’s Hama, a city with a dark history, matters

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BEIRUT (AP) — It was one of the darkest moments in the modern history of the Arab world. More than four decades ago, Hafez Assad, then president of Syria, launched...

Protests sweep South Korea as calls for Yoon Suk Yeol's resignation intensify

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Sookmyung Women's University students hold a rally Thursday in Yongsan-gu, Seoul, calling for the resignation of President Yoon Suk Yeol following his sudden declaration of martial law on Tuesday. (Yonhap) ...

What's going to happen next in South Korea?

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SEOUL, December 5 — President Yoon Suk Yeol faces an impeachment vote this Saturday after briefly imposing martial law in South Korea. AFP looks at how the dramatic...

13 missing after south China railway construction site collapse

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BEIJING, December 5 —Thirteen people are missing after a cave-in at a construction site for a major railway in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen, local authorities said Thursday. ...

French government collapses in no-confidence vote

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The French government has fallen, after parliament backed a motion of no-confidence in Prime Minister Michel Barnier. (Reuters) Paris, December 5 — The French government has collapsed after Prime...