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Members of the Alawite community gather to protest violence against Alawites following the Homs mosque bombing, in the city of Latakia, Syria, 28 December 2025. (EPA)
Syrian authorities arrest alleged member of former-regime-linked militant cell in Latakia
DAMASCUS — Syrian authorities said Sunday they arrested a member of what they described as a “terrorist cell” in the northwestern province of Latakia, as part of ongoing security operations targeting remnants of the former Assad-era security apparatus. The Interior Ministry said the suspect, identified as Basel Issa Ali Jamahiri, was detained in the village of Duweir Ba‘bada in the Jableh countryside on charges of belonging to a group known as “Saraya al-Jawad,” which authorities say is affiliated with former special forces commander Suheil al-Hassan. The ministry said several weapons and quantities of ammunition hidden in multiple locations were seized during the operation. Al-Hassan was a senior commander in the army of ousted president Bashar al-Assad and is widely...
December 28, 2025

Syrian authorities arrest alleged member of former-regime-linked militant cell in Latakia

More than 200 killed in ethnically motivated RSF attacks in Sudan’s Darfur: Report
KHARTOUM — More than 200 people, including women and children, were killed in ethnically motivated attacks carried out by Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces in parts of Darfur, according to a statement issued Saturday by the Sudan Doctors Network. The network said it documented the killings based on testimonies from survivors who reached displacement camps in Tina, near the Sudan-Chad border. Civilians were targeted on an ethnic basis in the areas of Ambro and Abu Qamra in North Darfur and Sirba in West Darfur, it said. “The victims included children, women and men who were deliberately targeted and killed on ethnic grounds,” the statement said, describing the attacks as grave violations of international humanitarian and human rights law. The reported killings came amid...
December 27, 2025

More than 200 killed in ethnically motivated RSF attacks in Sudan’s Darfur: Report

US President Donald Trump greets Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as he arrives at the West Wing of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 17 October 2025. (EPA)
Trump says no Ukraine war deal is final without US approval ahead of Zelenskyy talks
WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump said no agreement to end the Russia-Ukraine war would be finalized without Washington’s consent, as he prepares to host Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for talks in Florida. “He doesn’t have anything until I approve it,” Trump told Politico ahead of the meeting, expected to take place on Sunday. “We’ll see what he’s got.” Trump said he expects the discussions to be productive, adding: “I think it’s going to go good with him.” The U.S. president also expressed optimism about parallel diplomacy with Moscow, saying he believes talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin would also “go good” and that he expects to speak with Putin soon. Earlier, Zelenskyy confirmed plans to meet Trump to discuss a draft roadmap aimed...
December 27, 2025

Trump says no Ukraine war deal is final without US approval ahead of Zelenskyy talks

Search and rescue team members try to reach the wreckage after a plane crash as five people including Libyan Chief of General Staff Muhammad Ali Ahmad al-Haddad were killed at Haymana District in Ankara, Turkey late 23 December 2025. (EPA)
Libyan, French teams examine Ankara crash site of jet carrying Libyan military delegation
ANKARA — Libyan and French investigation teams on Saturday examined the crash site of a private jet that was carrying the late Libyan Chief of General Staff Gen. Mohammed Ali Al-Haddad, along with four accompanying officials and three crew members, authorities said. The aircraft crashed near Kesikkavak village in Ankara’s Haymana district on Dec. 23, killing all eight people on board, including five members of the Libyan military delegation and three crew. Work at the crash site resumed early Saturday, with Libyan and French teams arriving in coordination with Turkish authorities. The teams were received in Kesikkavak village before proceeding to the wreckage location. Following joint on-site inspections with Turkish officials, the Libyan and French teams concluded field search...
December 27, 2025

Libyan, French teams examine Ankara crash site of jet carrying Libyan military delegation

Ukrainian rescuers work at the site of a Russian strike on a high-story residential building in Kyiv, Ukraine, 27 December 2025. (EPA)
Russian overnight airstrike on Kyiv kills 1, injures at least 28, Ukrainian officials say
MOSCOW — At least one person was killed and 28 others were injured in a Russian airstrike on Kyiv that began overnight and continued into Saturday morning, Ukrainian authorities said. Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said 28 people were wounded in the attack, with 13 taken to hospital. Earlier, regional military administration chief Mykola Kalashnik said a woman was killed and 10 others, including two children, were injured in the Bila Tserkva district south of the capital. Ukrainian media reported that Russia launched a large-scale overnight assault using drones and missiles. The strikes damaged multi-story apartment blocks, private homes, a student dormitory, and infrastructure facilities across several districts of Kyiv, officials said. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said nearly...
December 27, 2025

Russian overnight airstrike on Kyiv kills 1, injures at least 28, Ukrainian officials say

Voters line up outside a health center to cast their votes for the presidential election in a health center in Hargeisa, 13 November 2024. (EPA)
Arab states condemn Israel’s recognition of Somaliland, reaffirm support for Somalia’s unity
RIYADH — Arab countries on Friday condemned Israel’s recognition of the breakaway Somaliland region, rejecting the move as a violation of international law and reaffirming support for Somalia’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. Saudi Arabia said Israel’s decision entrenches “unilateral, separatist measures” and contradicts international law. In a statement, the Saudi Foreign Ministry underscored the Kingdom’s full support for Somalia’s sovereignty and the unity and integrity of its territory, while rejecting any attempts to impose parallel entities that undermine stability. Palestine also rejected the move, warning it threatens Arab and regional security. The Palestinian Foreign Ministry said it fully supports Somalia’s unity and political independence in line with...
December 27, 2025

Arab states condemn Israel’s recognition of Somaliland, reaffirm support for Somalia’s unity

US President Donald Trump. (EPA)
Trump says US not rushing to recognize Somaliland after Israel’s move
WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump said Friday that Washington does not plan to immediately follow Israel in recognizing Somaliland as an independent country. “Everything is under study… We’ll study it,” Trump said in a phone interview with the New York Post. “I study a lot of things and always make great decisions and they turn out to be correct.” Asked about Somaliland’s offer to grant the United States access to a port on the strategically important Gulf of Aden, Trump downplayed its significance, responding: “Big deal.” Israel on Friday became the first country to formally recognize Somaliland’s separation from Somalia, a move that drew immediate regional and international attention. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he would inform Trump of the...
December 27, 2025

Trump says US not rushing to recognize Somaliland after Israel’s move

A handout photo made available by the Defense Ministry of Thailand shows Cambodian Defense Minister Tea Seiha and Thai Defense Minister Natthaphon Narkphanit exchanging ceasefire agreement documents during a General Border Committee Meeting in Ban Pak Kard, Chanthaburi Province, Thailand, 27 December 2025. (EPA)
Thailand and Cambodia agree ceasefire, ending weeks of deadly border clashes
BANGKOK — Thailand and Cambodia agreed on Saturday to an immediate ceasefire, halting nearly three weeks of intense border fighting that killed dozens of people and displaced close to one million civilians along their disputed frontier. The ceasefire took effect at noon local time (0500 GMT) following a meeting of the 3rd Special General Border Committee, co-chaired by the defense ministers of Thailand and Cambodia, according to a joint statement issued by the Cambodian prime minister’s office. Thai media reported that the situation along the border in Sa Kaeo province had stabilized after the agreement came into force. Under the deal, both sides committed to an immediate halt to all armed hostilities and pledged to avoid unprovoked fire, troop advances, or movements toward opposing...
December 27, 2025

Thailand and Cambodia agree ceasefire, ending weeks of deadly border clashes

An unclassified short video posted by the US Defense Department appears to show a missile being launched from a military vessel.
US launches air strike against ISIS fighers in northwest Nigeria
WASHINGTON/ABUJA — The United ‍States ‍has carried out a "deadly and powerful" air strike against the Islamic State fighters in northwest Nigeria, ⁠President Donald Trump has ​said.“Tonight, ⁠at my direction as Commander in Chief, the United States launched a powerful and ​deadly strike ‌against ISIS Terrorist Scum in Northwest Nigeria,” ‌Trump said in a post on his Truth Social platform on Thursday evening.The US leader described ISIS as " terrorist scum", accusing the group of "targeting and viciously killing, primarily, innocent Christians".“I have previously warned these Terrorists that if they did not stop the slaughtering of Christians, there would be hell to pay, and tonight, there was,” Trump said.The US military’s Africa Command (AFRICOM), which is...
December 26, 2025

US launches air strike against ISIS fighers in northwest Nigeria

Two armed members of Iran's Revolutionary Guard inspect the UK-flagged oil tanker Stena Impero, seized in the Strait of Hormuz in July 2019. (File photo)
Iranian navy seizes oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz
TEHRAN — Iran's Revolutionary Guard naval forces seized a foreign oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz over alleged fuel smuggling, state-run media reported Friday.The vessel was carrying approximately 4 million litres of fuel when it was intercepted, according to Mojtaba Ghahramani, a provincial justice department official quoted by IRNA news agency.Authorities detained 16 foreign crew members but did not reveal their nationalities or the tanker's flag.Iran periodically detains vessels in the strategic waterway on smuggling allegations. In November, Iranian forces seized another ship transiting the strait, citing violations including illegal cargo.A fifth of globally traded oil and a quarter of seaborne oil passes through the narrow Strait of Hormuz.Tehran has repeatedly warned...
December 26, 2025

Iranian navy seizes oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz

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