‘I was raped by Assad’s thugs – but I’m no longer afraid to show my face’
Fergal Keane speaks to two Syrian refugees he met at the height of the migrant crisis in 2015. Read More
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Cook Islands wants its own passport. New Zealand says no
Cook Islanders are citizens of New Zealand, which oversees the island’s foreign affairs and defence. Read More
Hospitals write off £112m in foreign patient bills
Hospitals say they often struggle to recover costs, particularly when patients return overseas. Read More
Doctors warn over water bead gifts for children
The Royal College of Emergency Medicine issues a “safety flash” about the dangers to children. Read More
A man’s suicide leads to clamour around India’s dowry law
Atul Subhash’s death has galvanised men’s rights activists and started a debate around India’s dowry law. Read More
Valencians struggling to recover from devastating floods
The Spanish region was badly hit by flooding in October, and the clean up is far from over. Read More
Rome to regulate Trevi Fountain crowds after restoration
The landmark has been given a spruce-up ahead of the Roman Catholic Church’s jubilee, which begins on Tuesday. Read More
Private plane crash in Brazil kills pilot and his family
The plane fell minutes after take-off, hitting an urban area in Rio Grande do Sul and injuring 17 people. Read More
Trump threatens to try and regain control of Panama Canal
It prompts a sharp rebuke from Panama’s president, who says “every square metre” of the canal belongs to his country. Read More
Children among dozens killed in Israeli strikes, Gaza officials say
A school sheltering displaced families was hit, according to Gaza’s civil defence agency. Read More