Pope remains in 'critical' condition after respiratory attack, Vatican says

Getty Images Syrians may be celebrating the fall of Assad, but the country’s future is uncertain In the end the Assad regime was so hollow, corrupt and decayed that it collapsed in less than a fortnight. No one I have spoken to has been anything other than astonished by the…

South Africa’s first black female nuclear scientist, Senamile Masango, a trailblazer who set out to inspire young women, has died aged 37, the government has confirmed. Ms Masango, dubbed “the queen of science” by some in South Africa, passed away on Sunday. The cause of her death is unknown. Headstrong…

Russia has made a rare admission, saying that a key air defence system and an air base in the Kursk region were hit by Ukraine with US-supplied Atacms missiles. The defence ministry statement, which threatened retaliation, came a day after Ukraine said it had hit targets in the region. Meanwhile…

Lucy Manning Special correspondent Reuters Hamas returned the bodies of deceased child hostages Kfir and Ariel Bibas to Israel this week Kfir and Ariel Bibas were last seen on 7 October with their mother Shiri’s hands around them, holding onto her boys surrounded by gunmen and violence, trying to protect…