Net closing in on South Korea’s president as MPs get death threats over impeachment vote
Yoon Suk Yeol – whose attempt to impose martial law backfired – faces another vote in parliament this weekend. Read More
‘I wish he’d lived to see new Syria’ – Crowds bury anti-Assad activist
Mazen al-Hamada, who returned to Syria from the Netherlands, had publicly testified on the torture he faced while in prison. Read More
Inside Aleppo, the first city to fall to Syrian rebels
Residents of the the city that was ravaged by civil war seem keen to get rid of the symbols of the Assad regime. Read More
After 50 years of Assad cruelty, Syrians search for dead loved ones – and closure
BBC international editor Jeremy Bowen finds Syrians desperate for answers about the missing and a reckoning for their killers. Read More
Nato must switch to a wartime mindset, warns secretary general
Mark Rutte urged members to “turbocharge” their defence spending to prevent future war with Russia. Read More
Macron to announce new French PM in bid to restore stability
The French president is hoping to end political turmoil eight days after MPs ousted Michel Barnier as PM. Read More
Jeremy Bowen: Assad’s palace, once a symbol of power, now an empty shell
The BBC’s international editor returns to Bashar al-Assad’s presidential palace, where he interviewed him in 2015. Read More
Indian teen becomes youngest world chess champion
Gukesh Dommaraju defeated defending chess champion Ding Liren of China in a nail-biter final game. Read More
US man found wandering near Damascus after months in Syrian prison
Mr Timmerman told CBS that he was detained upon entering Syria seven months ago. Read More
Uganda leader backs military trials as rival in jail for Christmas
Yoweri Museveni says any crime involving guns is dealt with by a military court for the nation’s stability. Read More