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5959 - Syrian rebels celebrate capture of Hama

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5946 - Notre-Dame cathedral returned to former glory

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5945 - Putin says attack on Ukraine power grid 'response to US-made missiles'

Thu, 28 Nov 2024
5944 - Massive Russian attack on Ukraine's energy infrastructure

Thu, 28 Nov 2024
5943 - Fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah appears to hold

Wed, 27 Nov 2024
5942 - Thousands return home as Israel-Hezbollah truce comes into force

Wed, 27 Nov 2024
5941 - Strikes continue hours before Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire in Lebanon

Wed, 27 Nov 2024
5940 - Lebanon ceasefire Special

Tue, 26 Nov 2024
5939 - Army deployed to protests in Islamabad

Tue, 26 Nov 2024
5938 - US judge dismisses election case against Trump

Tue, 26 Nov 2024
5937 - Shock result in first round of Romania's presidential election

Mon, 25 Nov 2024
5936 - Arrests made in UAE after body of missing rabbi found

Mon, 25 Nov 2024
5935 - Bonus: The Global Story - Is social media changing the way we speak?

Sun, 24 Nov 2024
5934 - $300bn cash deal rescues COP29 climate talks from collapse

Sun, 24 Nov 2024
5933 - The Happy Pod: The dolphins who 'smile' at their friends

Sat, 23 Nov 2024
5932 - Putin says Russia will use new missile again in 'combat conditions'

Fri, 22 Nov 2024
5931 - Russia gives North Korea more than one million barrels of oil, report finds

Fri, 22 Nov 2024
5930 - Israel and US critical of ICC arrest warrant

Fri, 22 Nov 2024
5929 - ICC issues arrest warrant for Benjamin Netanyahu

Thu, 21 Nov 2024
5928 - Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai testifies for first time

Wed, 20 Nov 2024
5927 - MSF charity pulls out of Haiti's capital after attacks on staff

Wed, 20 Nov 2024
5926 - US confirms Ukraine used its missiles to strike Russia

Wed, 20 Nov 2024
5925 - Russia says Ukraine has launched long-range American missiles into its territory

Tue, 19 Nov 2024
5924 - US pledges more support for Ukraine at UN meeting

Tue, 19 Nov 2024
5923 - Moscow responds angrily to Biden's Ukraine weapons decision

Mon, 18 Nov 2024
5922 - Biden allows Ukraine to strike Russia with long-range US missiles

Mon, 18 Nov 2024
5921 - Bonus: The Global Story - Does Singapore's death penalty deter drug crime?

Sun, 17 Nov 2024
5920 - Biden meets Xi Jinping as concerns over a US-China trade war grow

Sun, 17 Nov 2024
5919 - The Happy Pod: How saving an otter changed our lives

Sat, 16 Nov 2024
5918 - Netanyahu aide accused of changing 7 October documents

Sat, 16 Nov 2024
5917 - A left-wing landslide in Sri Lanka

Fri, 15 Nov 2024
5916 - One dead after attack on Brazil's Supreme Court

Fri, 15 Nov 2024
5915 - Human Rights Watch accuses Israel of the permanent displacement of Palestinians in Gaza

Thu, 14 Nov 2024
5914 - Republicans win House in major boost for Trump agenda

Wed, 13 Nov 2024
5913 - Blinken calls for longer pauses in fighting to let aid into Gaza

Wed, 13 Nov 2024
5912 - Archbishop of Canterbury resigns over abuse scandal

Wed, 13 Nov 2024
5911 - Israel has missed US deadline to boost Gaza relief – aid groups

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