
Kurdish-led forces pull out of camp for IS families during clashes in Syria
The move comes amid continuing clashes with Syrian government forces despite a ceasefire agreement.
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The move comes amid continuing clashes with Syrian government forces despite a ceasefire agreement.

President Trump explains why he wants to acquire Greenland in private messages with world leaders. And, Indiana caps off a perfect football season with a national championship win over Miami.

Despite government efforts to boost fertility, China’s birth rate fell to a record low in 2025.

The Islamic State group says they were behind the blast in Kabul, but police say they are still investigating the cause.

It’s unclear how many leaders have been asked to join the board, and the large number of invitations being sent out, including to countries that don’t get along, has raised questions about the board’s mandate and decision-making processes.
Iranian officials continue to promise harsh punishments for “rioters” arrested during recent nationwide protests as they trade barbs with US President Donald Trump amid an ongoing digital blackout.

Warming temperatures are forcing Antarctic penguins to breed earlier and that’s a big problem for two of the cute tuxedoed species that face extinction by the end of the century, a study said.

In his second term, the president is embracing a foreign policy that breaks sharply from U.S. tradition. Both supporters and critics say he’s upending a global system in place for 80 years.

European leaders will meet for an emergency summit Thursday to form an official response to President Trump’s pursuit of Greenland and his threat of tariffs for any country that tries to stop him.

India radically tightened its rules on egg donation to make it altruistic, but that move triggered a vibrant black market for human eggs.
A Minnesota man told Reuters he felt fear, shame and desperation a day after ICE officers broke down his door with guns drawn, handcuffed him and dragged him into the snow wearing shorts and Crocs.
US President Donald Trump’s proposed Board of Peace has got off to a rough start: questioned by Europe, criticised by Israel and celebrated by friends of the Kremlin.
Spain begins three days of national mourning for the 40 people killed in a high-speed train crash that the prime minister has vowed to investigate.

Tension is high as the World Economic Forum in Davos opens and President Trump threatens Europe over Greenland.

The coastal corridor from Lagos to Abidjan is shaping into a West African megalopolis. Starting in Lagos, Nigeria, we navigate the chaos, the checkpoints, and the road that could change it all.

Delegates from Vietnam’s communist party are meeting to choose leadership and chart its economic future. The current General Secretary To Lam is expected to keep his post and seek that of president.

Pedro Sanchez announces three days of mourning after at least 40 people died in Sunday’s collision in southern Spain.

The prime minister of Norway says President Trump cited the Nobel Prize as a reason for not pursuing a peaceful resolution on Greenland.

More than three dozen people were killed as two high-speed trains collided in southern Spain.

The BBC’s Guy Hedgecoe visited the scene, where a large police cordon is in place.

Garavani built one of the most recognizable luxury brands in the world. His clients included royalty, Hollywood stars, and first ladies.