No checkpoint is the same, some want paperwork, others wave you through after a brief look inside - but from Damascus to Latakia, there are a lot of checkpoints, and in one way or another, you are checked every time.

The Vatican has released the first image of Pope Francis since he was taken to hospital more than a month ago.

A father has said his only son, who died in a nightclub fire in North Macedonia, had "only [just] started to live" and that more than 150 families have been left "devastated" by the tragedy.

The Pope said he is facing a "period of trial" as he issued his traditional Sunday prayer from hospital.

Around 20 arrests have been made over a nightclub fire that killed at least 59 people in North Macedonia.

A crew has entered the International Space Station (ISS) to replace the astronauts who were stranded there for nine months.

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It's more than 40 years since British forces fought a brief but bloody campaign to retake the Falkland Islands after their invasion by Argentina.

President Donald J Trump wants to redraw the political map of the world to benefit "America First".

At least 34 people are reported to have died in powerful storms across the United States.

France have won the Six Nations after beating Scotland 35-16 in Paris.

An Israeli airstrike in Gaza has killed at least nine Palestinians, including three local journalists, the territory's health ministry has said.

Donald Trump has launched strikes against the Houthis in Yemen.

Tens of thousands of people have taken part in a major anti-government rally in the Serbian capital Belgrade.

Military chiefs from around the world will meet next week to discuss the "operational phase" of protecting Ukraine as part of a peacekeeping force, Sir Keir Starmer has announced.

At least 17 people are reported to have died in powerful storms across the United States.

This week's eclipse has been photographed from the moon's point of view.

The Russian captain of a ship involved in the North Sea crash has appeared in court.

An under-construction road has collapsed in Bangkok, killing at least five people, officials have said.