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After 14 years of destruction, Syria must be swiftly rebuilt to bring stability to the country and the wider region, a top UN official in the war-ravaged nation told AFP. Reconstruction is one of the most significant challenges facing Syria's new Islamist authorities after the overthrow of longtime ruler Bashar…

Exclusive: Simon Calder takes soundings from both sides of the ‘green line’ that cuts through the nation and its capital

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday urged European leaders to quickly allow his country to use €140 billion in frozen Russian assets to repair the damage caused by the three-year war with Russia.

NASA confirms the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS poses no threat to Earth, despite viral speculation. Scientists and the UN are monitoring the rare visitor to study its alien origins and composition.

In 2023, the EU generated 79.7 million tonnes of packaging waste in Europe, equivalent to 177.8kg per inhabitant.

After fleeing Chinese repression, Uyghurs Idris and Zeynure Hasan thought their family would be safe. But Beijing’s growing influence led to Idris’s arrest and a long battle to be reunited

The Trump administration hardens its stance against the Kremlin. Plus, the final New York City mayoral debate gets heated

US vice-president suggests votes were ‘stupid political stunt’ as Israeli PM orders a stop to any further work on bills

For the first time in history, the UN-endorsed IAWN has designated an interstellar object, 3I/ATLAS, as a planetary defence target. Learn why this historic campaign is happening now.