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PM heading abroad for New Year's Day
Sir Keir Starmer is to head abroad over the New Year after spending Christmas Day at Chequers in Buckinghamshire.
Moscow denies Asma al Assad seeks divorce - as reports suggest she wants UK return
Moscow has denied claims Bashar al Assad's wife is seeking a divorce and a route out of Russia, where the couple are staying.
Star crocodile from hit film Crocodile Dundee dies peacefully, zoo says
The iconic crocodile who starred in hit film Crocodile Dundee has died, his zoo has announced.
Japanese car giants announce plans to merge after struggles to match rivals in EVs
Japanese car giants, Honda and Nissan, have announced plans to merge.
A brutal truth about war in Gaza: You need to be a victim of a catastrophic injury to find safety
Warning: This story contains distressing images
Grief, anger and fear in Magdeburg as authorities seek answers on Christmas market attack suspect
After the carnage at the Magdeburg Christmas market, there are now questions about whether something was missed.
At least 10 killed as small plane crashes in popular Brazilian tourist town
A small plane has crashed into a popular Brazilian tourist town, killing all 10 people on board, according to officials.
Christmas market attack suspect threatened act to 'attract international attention' in 2013
The suspect in the German Christmas market attack "threatened to do something that would attract international attention" in 2013 and was flagged as a potential threat the following year, according to a state interior minister.
At least 67 dead in Nigeria after deadly stampedes within days of each other
Police in Nigeria say at least 67 people have died after three stampedes within days of each other.
'Let my little teddy bear fly': Mother of nine-year-old boy killed in Christmas market attack pays tribute
The mother of a nine-year-old boy killed in the German Christmas market attack has paid tribute to "my little teddy bear".
US military mistakenly shoots down one of its fighter jets
A US fighter jet has been shot down after it was mistakenly hit by an American missile cruiser over the Red Sea.
Grandmother, 80, 'fell to her knees' after IDF shot her six times during raid, says son
As we stare at a bullet-ridden wall, two young Palestinian boys stand behind us on a stoop and look on in fearful awe.
Albania to ban TikTok for a year as country's PM claims app inciting violence and bullying
The Albanian government plans to block access to TikTok for a year after the killing of a 14-year-old boy led to concerns about social media's influence on children.
Memorial service held after Christmas market attack - as police say four women among those killed
A memorial service has taken place in Magdeburg, Germany, for the victims of a Christmas market attack - as police said four women were among those killed in Friday night's attack.
'I thought I won it': Fury reacts after losing to Usyk in heavyweight world title rematch
Tyson Fury has responded after his defeat to Oleksandr Usyk in their heavyweight world title rematch in Saudi Arabia.
'Terrible tragedy': At least 38 killed in bus crash in Brazil
At least 38 people have been killed in a crash involving a bus and a lorry on a major road in southeastern Brazil, authorities have said.
Christmas market suspect may have been 'dissatisfied with treatment of Saudi refugees'
The suspect in the attack on the Christmas market in Magdeburg appeared to be dissatisfied with the treatment of Saudi refugees in Germany, a prosecutor has said.
Hope returns to eastern Aleppo after devastating siege by Assad's forces
Syrian and Russian forces unleashed all they could on eastern Aleppo. For four years they battled to bring Syria's second city under Bashar al Assad's full control.
'What's the point?' - fury and questions in Mayotte as residents struggle to recover after cyclone
The doors of the white van are thrown open. Dozens of armed French police jump on board, their colleagues on the ground form a human chain and get to work.
