Can Europe and Syria do business and what does each want?
European foreign ministers meet Syria’s de facto leader in Damascus.
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Austrian chancellor to resign after coalition talks collapse
Nehammer says his People’s Party would not support measures that it believes would harm the…
Arsenal held at Brighton as Man City bounce-back continues
Arsenal were held to a 1-1 draw at Brighton to dent their Premier League title…
Biden notifies US Congress of planned $8bn arms sales to Israel: Reports
Package to include precision-guided munitions, artillery shells and air-to-air missiles, according to US media reports.
Russia promises retaliation after saying Ukraine fired US-supplied missiles
Outgoing US President Joe Biden has authorised Kyiv to use the long-range weapons against Russia.
‘There is no safe level’ of alcohol to drink, doctor says—not even one glass of red wine per day
The U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy new Advisory suggests that even small amounts of alcohol…
He saved 70% of his income to retire at 34—why he’s no longer ‘hyper-frugal’: I ‘got into deprivation’ and wasn’t happy
Early retiree Brandon Ganch focuses on maximizing “net fulfillment” rather than net worth.”
World’s oldest person dies in Japan aged 116
Tomiko Itooka died on December 29 at a care home in Ashiya, Hyogo prefecture, in…
Silence on Israel’s massacres of journalists is dangerous to all
International media’s reluctance to show solidarity with Palestinian journalists could backfire.
39-year-old’s cannabis business brings in $800,000 a month—16 years after he went to prison for selling drugs
In 2023, Coss Marte opened the first adult-use cannabis dispensary on Manhattan’s Lower East Side…
Experts say high food prices are here to stay. Here’s why
Some experts say there’s really nothing the government can do about high food prices.
Rival camps protest in South Korea as authorities press for Yoon’s arrest
Prosecutors ask acting president to order security forces to comply with arrest warrant for impeached…
Israeli forces kill teenager amid intensified raids in occupied West Bank
Military installs snipers on rooftops surrounding Balata camp during fierce raid that killed Muhammad Medhat…
Could a board game help prepare Taiwan for war with China?
The latest development in a growing trend for ‘military boardgames’ gives players the chance to…
New Orleans attacker: How false claims about the suspect spread
A Fox News report fuelled the spread of misinformation online – including a claim the…
Fire at market in northern China kills at least eight people and injures 15
Authorities are investigating the cause of the blaze at a busy market in the city…
Syria’s FM to head to UAE, Qatar and Jordan to ‘build partnerships’
War-torn country reaches out for much-needed investment, as Saudi Arabia also set to play a…
India shrug off Bumrah injury to claim first-innings lead in Australia
India captain Jasprit Bumrah is forced off with injury on Day Two of the fifth…
Israel orders evacuation of Gaza’s critical Indonesian, al-Awda hospitals
Many of those being treated or seeking shelter at the two hospitals came from the…
Myanmar’s military regime to free thousands of prisoners in amnesty
Myanmar’s military rulers announced an amnesty for 5,864 prisoners to mark Independence Day, state media…
