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England to face Serbia in European qualifying for 2026 World Cup
The draw for the European qualifiers for the 2026 FIFA World Cup has pitted England against Serbia in the group stage.
Blinken meets Iraq PM to discuss Syria future, fight against ISIL
US secretary of state visits the Middle East after Bashar al-Assad's government collapses.
“I’m looking for my uncle” A personal story from Syria
Sarah Kassim is searching for her uncle, who had been locked away in one of Bashar al-Assad's prisons.
Who is Francois Bayrou, France’s new prime minister?
The 73-year-old centrist and leader of the Democratic Movement will replace Michel Barnier, who lost a confidence vote.
With words they try to jail us: US universities are not citadels of freedom
Today, the American university - just like the American nation-state - is once again at peak repression.
France’s Macron names centrist ally Francois Bayrou as new prime minister
Veteran politician tasked with hauling nation from crisis after the previous government was toppled.
How India’s Gukesh Dommaraju became chess king in a cricket crazy country
Gukesh, a teenager from Chennai, is the youngest chess world champion. Here's how he got there.
Celebration in Damascus as world leaders discuss challenges facing Syria
Hayat Tahrir al-Sham promises to form inclusive government but UN says situation remains 'fluid'.
Fears in DRC as mystery disease kills dozens, mainly children
More than 500 cases of unknown illness have emerged in rural, remote Panzi in western Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Russia intensifies assaults on Ukraine ahead of Trump’s inauguration
Putin's army is stepping up attacks in an apparent bid to strengthen Trump's argument for cutting aid to Kyiv.