India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin retires from international cricket

08:04

India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin retires from international cricket

10:10

China's Xi arrives in Macau for handover anniversary visit: state media

09:24

First flight since Assad's fall takes off from Damascus airport: AFP

09:09

UK annual inflation climbs to 2.6% in November: official

08:40

Russia detains suspect in general's killing: investigators

08:04

India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin retires from international cricket

08:00

Record year for coal use in 2024: IEA bur-sbk/giv

07:28

Rain-hit third Test between Australia and India ends in draw

06:01

Giannis stars as Bucks beat Thunder to win NBA Cup

04:24

Japanese start-up says space rocket launch attempt fails

04:13

Japan says release of anti-whaling activist Watson 'regrettable'

03:22

UN Council calls for 'inclusive and Syrian-led' political process after Assad fall: statement

02:42

Nissan shares up 19% on Honda merger reports

02:40

Honda says Nissan merger among possibilities but 'nothing decided'

02:29

14 confirmed dead in Vanuatu earthquake: government

02:00

Trading suspended for Nissan shares after merger report: Tokyo Stock Exchange

01:14

Australia says flying in rescue teams to quake-hit Vanuatu

00:03

'Several hundred' N.Korea casualties in Russia's Kursk region on Ukraine border: US official

17/12 22:40

Suspect in US health insurance CEO slaying charged with murder as 'act of terrorism': authorities

17/12 21:37

Syria Kurdish leader proposes 'demilitarised zone' in northern town

17/12 20:47

Syria ex-rebel military chief calls for end to 'terrorist' label

17/12 20:46

Syria ex-rebel military chief calls for solution to Israeli strikes, 'incursion'

17/12 20:45

Syria ex-rebel military chief says new authorities to control Kurdish-held areas

17/12 20:45

Syria ex-rebel military chief says to dissolve armed wing

17/12 20:38

US says feels 'cautious optimism' on reaching Gaza ceasefire

17/12 20:36

US says truce extended between pro-Turkish fighters, Syrian Kurds at flashpoint Manbij

17/12 20:23

Russia claims Kyiv allies are 'accomplices' in Moscow assassination

17/12 20:10

Kremlin critic Kara-Murza denies his mother was poisoned in Germany

17/12 20:08

Filipina inmate on Indonesia death row flies home: officials

17/12 20:05

Israel and Saudi Arabia reach normalization breakthrough, clearing path for hostage deal (Haaretz)

17/12 19:33

US was 'not aware' of nor supported killing of Russian chemical weapons chief: US official

17/12 19:25

German police say investigating suspected poison attack on Russian-German woman

17/12 18:47

UN migration agency chief says some religious minorities fleeing Syria

17/12 18:45

UN migration chief tells AFP 'not advising' large-scale returns to Syria now

17/12 18:00

Tusk says Ukraine has 'no reason to yield' to Russia in any talks

17/12 17:33

Zelensky calls on allies to 'urgently strengthen Ukraine' on battlefield

17/12 17:20

UN envoy to Syria warns 'conflict has not ended yet'

17/12 17:18

Netanyahu holds security briefing at edge of annexed Golan

17/12 17:03

Bolivia's Morales says victim of 'brutal judicial war' after arrest warrant

17/12 16:50

Injuries reported as an Israeli drone targeted a vehicle in the town of Majdal Zoun in the Tyre district (NNA)

17/12 16:47

Filipina on Indonesia death row handed over to Philippine officials: AFP

17/12 16:35

Hamas says Gaza truce talks in Doha 'serious and positive'

17/12 16:28

French PM warns Mayotte death toll 'could rise'

17/12 16:02

Ukraine says detained agents tracking F-16 jets for Russia

17/12 15:30

Ukraine says Russia launched 'intensive offensive' in Kursk with N Korean troops

17/12 15:04

UK court sentences father, stepmother to life jail for murdering daughter

17/12 15:02

France urges Syrian post-Assad authorities to 'continue fight' against IS

17/12 15:01

Ireland fines Meta 251 mn euros ($263 mn) over Facebook hacks

17/12 15:00

Coral reefs 'may disappear' in 10-50 years: UN experts

17/12 15:00

Unsustainable farming driving nature loss, climate change, pollution: UN

17/12 15:00

Tackling climate, nature separately risks worsening crises: UN

17/12 14:58

No security, safety risk from reported drone sightings: US agencies

17/12 14:57

Spain central bank raises 2024 growth forecast despite floods imm/fg

17/12 14:40

Anti-whaling activist Watson tells AFP his detention put spotlight on Japan's 'illegal whaling'

17/12 14:22

UK says 'not going to mourn' death of Russian army chemicals general

17/12 13:52

Anti-whaling activist Watson released from Greenland detention: police

17/12 13:28

EU announces extra one billion euros in refugee funding for Turkey

17/12 13:17

'We cannot allow an IS resurgence in Syria': EU chief

17/12 13:16

EU must 'step up direct engagement' with Syria leaders: Von der Leyen

17/12 13:08

Red Cross fears more than 200 volunteers missing in France's cyclone-hit Mayotte

17/12 12:52

UN says one million Syrians may return in first half of 2025

17/12 12:45

EU launches probe into TikTok over Romania vote 'interference'

17/12 12:38

EU 'ready to reopen' embassy in Damascus: Kallas

17/12 12:36

Denmark will not extradite anti-whaling activist Watson to Japan: lawyer

17/12 12:23

FA notifies Chelsea's Mykhailo Mudryk of 'adverse finding' in urine sample: club

17/12 12:20

Gaza Health ministry says war death toll at 45,059

17/12 12:17

Cyclone Chido killed at least 34 people in Mozambique: disaster centre

17/12 12:16

Italy ready to engage with Syria, urges 'maximum caution': PM

17/12 11:38

Russian army claims another village in east Ukraine: agencies

17/12 10:36

After meeting Syria's new leaders, UN says 'ambitious' aid to country possible

17/12 10:25

French flag flies at Syria embassy for first time since 2012: AFP

17/12 10:23

France to impose nighttime curfew on cyclone-hit Mayotte from Tuesday: ministry

17/12 10:18

Envoy says France to stand 'with Syrians' during transition

17/12 10:13

Ukraine claims killing of Russian military official in Moscow: security source

17/12 10:09

German delegation to hold talks in Damascus Tuesday: foreign ministry

17/12 10:04

Beijing blasts EU sanctions for 'smearing' Chinese firms

17/12 10:01

Spanish actor Marisa Paredes dies at 78: cinema academy

17/12 09:36

French diplomatic delegation arrives in Damascus: AFP

17/12 09:34

China says spying claims involving UK's Prince Andrew 'preposterous'

17/12 09:34

All staff in quake-hit US embassy in Vanuatu 'safe and accounted for': US statement

17/12 09:31

Iran says awaiting 'necessary conditions' to reopen Syria embassy