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Sana Ahmed al-Sharaa (centre) and the leaders of Syria’s new ‘joint force’ Syria’s new leaders are reported to have given some foreign Islamist fighters senior official posts in the country’s armed forces. The army is being re-organised by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) – the Islamist group that is now effectively…

Reuters The flight touched down around a third of the way down the runway without its landing gear down A pre-flight inspection of a Jeju Air passenger plane hours before it crashed in South Korea, killing 179 people, found “no issues”, the airline has said. “Nothing abnormal was noted with…

Ahead of the New Year holiday, I’ve been asking Russians about their hopes for 2025. From their replies it’s clear that people here want an end to the fighting. But how will the war end? And when? No one’s certain. The other major concern for Russians is the economy. Prices…

Hollywood stars Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt have reached a divorce settlement after eight years, her lawyer has told media. There was no immediate comment from Mr Pitt’s attorney when they were approached for comment, the Associated Press reports. The couple got married in 2014 and they have six children….

Guantanamo Bay inmate Ridah Bin Saleh al-Yazidi has been repatriated to Tunisia, the US Department of Defense says. He was found eligible for transfer from the detention facility after a “rigorous interagency review process”, a press statement said. The Pentagon did not say if Mr Yazidi had accepted any guilt….

Japanese toilets – equipped with music players, automatic flushes, and heated seats – are clearly not afraid of making a splash with their innovative designs. But these cutting edge seats have an unlikely nemesis: toilet paper. Toto, a top Japanese toilet bowl maker, said last week that users should refrain…

ANI The Ambani wedding extravaganza first caught the world’s eye when pop star Rihanna made an appearance From fun viral videos and celebration of Indian sporting glory to moments that made us shake our heads in wonder – the year 2024 had all of this and more to offer on…

Two men were found dead in a remote forest while searching for Sasquatch, according to authorities in Washington State. The two men from Portland, Oregon, were found dead after a three-day search was launched on Christmas Day after a family member reported that the pair had not returned from a…

A fund created by the US government to help compensate victims of the late fraudster Bernard Madoff has begun making its final round of payments, according to a statement by the Department of Justice (DoJ). The payouts being made by the Madoff Victim Fund (MVF) are worth $131.4m (£104.6m) and…

A Seoul court has issued an arrest warrant against South Korea’s suspended president Yoon Suk Yeol over his attempt to impose martial law on 3 December. The warrant comes after Yoon, who is being investigated for abusing his power and inciting an insurrection, ignored three summonses to appear for questioning…