Tag: BBC News

Bloody siege ends Myanmar army control of western border Insurgents seized Myanmar’s border with Bangladesh in one of the bloodiest battles of the civil war….Read more.

‘I wish he’d lived to see new Syria’ – Crowds bury anti-Assad activist Mazen al-Hamada, who returned to Syria from the Netherlands, had publicly testified on the torture he …

Inside Aleppo, the first city to fall to Syrian rebels Residents of the the city that was ravaged by civil war seem keen to get rid of the symbols …

After 50 years of Assad cruelty, Syrians search for dead loved ones – and closure BBC international editor Jeremy Bowen finds Syrians desperate for answers about the missing and …

Nato must switch to a wartime mindset, warns secretary general Mark Rutte urged members to “turbocharge” their defence spending to prevent future war with Russia….Read more.

Uganda leader backs military trials as rival in jail for Christmas Yoweri Museveni says any crime involving guns is dealt with by a military court for the nation’s stability….Read …

Macron to announce new French PM in bid to restore stability The French president is hoping to end political turmoil eight days after MPs ousted Michel Barnier as PM….Read …

Watch: Jeremy Bowen returns to Assad’s presidential palace The BBC’s international editor returns to Bashar al-Assad’s presidential palace, where he interviewed him in 2015….Read more.

Indian teen becomes youngest world chess champion Gukesh Dommaraju defeated defending chess champion Ding Liren of China in a nail-biter final game….Read more.

Rape inquiry linked by Swedish media to Mbappé closed Authorities said there was not enough evidence to pursue the investigation into the alleged Stockholm attack….Read more.