Filmmaker Alessandra Celesia revisits Northern Ireland conflict in 'The Flats'

An award-winning filmmaker has spoken to FRANCE 24 about how a dark sense of humour is the strength of the real-life characters in her latest film. "The Flats" has just …

Source: France 24

Villagers killed execution-style in Sudan, activists say

More than 200 civilians have been killed by paramilitaries, a rights group says.

Source: BBC

AK-47 attack on Brazil mayor was set-up to boost election campaign, police say

José Aprígio da Silva was seriously hurt in October by assailants with assault rifles but police say it was faked

As campaign strategies go it was unorthodox and illegal: buy …

Source: The Guardian

‘Served their time’: Nauru president backs Australian plan to resettle three members of NZYQ cohort

David Adeang defends his government’s offer for 30-year resettlement visas to non-citizens in Pacific island nation

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Source: The Guardian

Reeves to order audit of UK’s 130 regulators in bid to cut red tape

Ministers will be told to look at whether some watchdogs can be scrapped

Source: Financial Times

Jeremy Bowen: No sign of a quick peace dividend for Trump in Ukraine

Ukrainian soldiers are paying little attention to US diplomacy and civilians doubt good will come of it.

Source: BBC

Families of remaining Israeli hostages mark grim milestone

It's been 500 days since the Oct. 7 terror attack, sparking a war that left Gaza in ruins while Hamas terrorists still hide 73 hostages somewhere beneath it. Israelis marked …

Source: CBS News

Syrian refugees in Egypt prepare to return home after years of exile

Since 2011, some 1.5 million Syrians have found refuge in Egypt, where they have succeeded in creating new lives for themselves. But two months after the fall of Syrian leader …

Source: France 24

Saudi Arabia consolidates soft power as Riyadh hosts US-Russia talks

Saudi Arabia's crown prince wasn't in the room for the first high-level talks between Russia and the United States over Moscow's war on Ukraine on Tuesday, but Mohammed bin Salman …

Source: France 24

How European defence companies can rise to the challenge

Despite a fragmented landscape, industry momentum has been rising since Russia invaded Ukraine

Source: Financial Times

Six-year-old girl and woman die in Sydney house fire

Four children and four adults escape blaze in Heckenberg, where police have established a crime scene

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Source: The Guardian

Video: Israel partially withdraws troops from Lebanon as deadline expires

Thousands of Lebanese civilians are going back to their villages after the partial withdrawal of Israeli troops.

Source: Al Jazeera