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A Syrian war monitor said al-Assad had left the country, in what could spell the end not just of his 24-year rule but the downfall of his clan's five-decade reign.

A motion to impeach South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was on the brink of failing Saturday, after lawmakers from his ruling party boycotted the ballot despite huge protests outside parliament. Yoon stunned the nation and the international community Tuesday night by suspending civilian rule and sending troops to parliament, but was forced into a U-turn after lawmakers nixed his decree.

A former British soldier on Friday pleaded not guilty to murdering two men during the 1972 Bloody Sunday massacre more than half a century ago.

Residents of Kyiv in Ukraine rushed for cover after the air force warned on Friday of an incoming ballistic missile.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday linked an arson attack on a synagogue in Australia to what he called Canberra's "anti-Israel sentiment".

Natural disasters have caused an estimated $310 billion in economic losses around the world this year, swelling six percent from 2023.

The more than five-year reconstruction of Notre Dame cathedral has featured some near-miraculous recoveries, as well as several controversies.

The UN appealed Wednesday for more than $47 billion to deliver vital aid next year, warning surging conflicts and the climate crisis will leave hundreds of millions of people in need.

As the prime ministers of Britain and Greece meet in London on Tuesday for an agenda expected to include the Parthenon Marbles, talks with the British Museum are said to be closer than ever to an agreement for their return to Athens.