WEDNESDAY, 25 DECEMBER 2024, 03:31
Droughts in top coffee-growing countries have shrunk the supply of beans. Supermarket brands like Nescafé and Folgers have already raised prices — but the world keeps drinking more and more coffee.
A bomb hidden in an electric scooter killed a senior Russian general in charge of nuclear protection forces in Moscow on Tuesday, Russia’s investigative committee said.
The earthquake was centered 10 miles west of Port Vila, the largest city in Vanuatu, a group of 80 islands that is home to about 330,000 people.
A young soldier who lost both legs on the frontline stars in Ukraine’s version of “The Bachelor,” showcasing the increasing number of war-wounded Ukrainians as attractive heroes, not victims.
An explosive device planted close to an apartment block in Moscow killed the head of Russia’s Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Defence Forces, Russia’s Investigative Committee said.
As Germany heads for elections, its security services warn that Russia and its sympathisers may step up meddling and disinformation to boost extremist parties and sow doubt about the democratic process.
The stunning move raised questions about how much longer the prime minister of nearly 10 years — whose popularity has plummeted due to concerns about inflation and immigration — can stay on.
As the future of Syria begins to emerge, one minority group is particularly fearful about how they’ll be treated. The Alawites feel like they were mistreated by now-deposed dictator Bashar al-Assad, but because he was a member of that sect, they are also unfairly tied to him in the minds of other Syrians. We go to an Alawite neighborhood of Damascus to hear their concerns.
Turkey is set to have significant influence in Syria after Turkish-backed rebels defeated the Assad regime. We look at what Turkey’s goals are in the region and what challenges it may face.
Former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad issued his first remarks since opposition forces took over the capital over a week ago in a Telegram post from Moscow.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz had hoped for this outcome when he called for the confidence vote, analysts say. His aim: to win fresh elections in February and come back with a stronger mandate.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke with US president-elect Donald Trump about developments in Syria and a recent push to secure the release of Israeli and foreign hostages.
South Korea’s Constitutional Court will begin reviewing the impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol over his martial law attempt.
France was rushing help by ship and military aircraft to its poor overseas territory of Mayotte in the Indian Ocean on Monday after the island was shattered by its worst storm in nearly a century.
A possible ceasefire in the 14-month long war between Israel and Hamas is gaining momentum. There are signs that the two sides are closer to making a deal, but many sticking points remain.
Gaza’s civil defence agency said Israeli strikes across the Palestinian territory killed at least 40 people, including several children, an Al Jazeera TV cameraman and three rescuers.
Israel said Sunday it will close its embassy in Ireland as relations deteriorated over the war in Gaza, where Palestinian medical officials said new Israeli airstrikes killed over 46 people including several children.
Israel’s foreign ministry announced on Sunday that it was closing its embassy in Ireland, citing the Dublin government’s “extreme anti-Israeli policies”, further straining tense relations between the two nations.
Comments by Secretary of State Antony Blinken this weekend were the first time a U.S. official has acknowledged contact with the Syrian rebel group that drove Bashar al-Assad from power.
Ayesha Rascoe talks to Mazen Gharibah of the London School of Economics about internal opposition to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, which started long before his ouster this month.