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Brazil’s President Lula to undergo additional surgery for brain bleed
Hospital says the Brazilian leader is doing well as he prepares for a second surgery this week following a fall at home.
Brian Mast: Pro-Israel hawk set to lead US House foreign policy panel
Rights advocates decry the nomination of the Florida Republican, who has compared Palestinian civilians to Nazis.
FBI head Wray to step down, clearing way for controversial Trump pick Patel
Trump has regularly criticised Wray for role in probes into former president and was widely expected to fire him.
Israeli strikes kill five in southern Lebanon amid shaky ceasefire
Attacks on several towns come as officials from countries including the US, France meet with Lebanon official in Beirut.
Zelenskyy slams Orban over call with Russia’s Putin to discuss Ukraine
Kyiv urges unity among its allies on isolating Putin and says discussions on the war must include Ukraine.
Will the status of Syrian refugees in Europe change?
Several European countries pause Syrian asylum requests days after the al-Assad dynasty collapsed.
Nightly protests in Georgia continue unabated, but have a routine
Protests in Georgia for almost two weeks over the government’s decision to suspend European Union accession talks.
Deraa residents seek a new Syria amid optimism and poverty
In Deraa, the birthplace of Syria’s uprising, scars of war remain, but hope grows.
Syria’s gangster couple is on the lam
The fraudulent masks of Bashar al-Assad and his 'desert rose' wife Asma are finally off.
US man who faked drowning to face charges after returning from Europe
Month-long search for Ryan Borgwardt after faked death in Wisconsin cost $35,000, law enforcement officials say.