Fear of a reckoning simmers in Assad’s Alawite heartland
Quentin Sommerville is on patrol with HTS in Latakia, as they pledge to protect minorities. Read More
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz loses confidence vote
Despite losing, the result was the outcome the SDP leader wanted and paves the way for early elections. Read More
Israeli strikes kill 50 in Gaza, Hamas-run health ministry says
The Israeli military says Sunday’s strikes targeted sites used by Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad. Read More
Austria striker’s skull is fractured during attack
Austria and Rapid Vienna striker Guido Burgstaller had his skull fractured when he was attacked in the centre of Vienna. Read More
West African bloc approves historic exit of military-run states
Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger will leave the Ecowas group in January but have six months to return. Read More
Legendary Indian tabla player Zakir Hussain dies at 73
The Indian classical music icon died of a lung disease at a hospital in San Francisco. Read More
Twelve dead from carbon monoxide poisoning at Georgia ski resort
The bodies of 11 foreigners and one Georgian were found in a sleeping area above a restaurant in Gudauri. Read More
Tourists in Fiji ill after suspected pina colada poisoning
Authorities said the patients had drunk pina coladas at a five-star resort bar. Read More
South Korea court begins Yoon’s impeachment trial process
It has six months to decide whether to sustain or reject the vote to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol. Read More
‘I thought I would die’ – freed captive tells BBC of life in West African jihadist base
BBC Africa speaks exclusively to a man from Ghana who was held captive by insurgents in Burkina Faso. Read More