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Sikh political leader Sukhbir Singh Badal was attacked by a gunman at the Golden Temple in Amritsar

At a holy shrine

Gunman held after failed attack on Sikh leader in India

Trump has not provided any details on how he would secure a ceasefire in 24 hours

Skeptical troops

Trump's vows of quick peace fall flat on Ukraine frontlines

Soldiers try to enter the main hall of the National Assembly in Seoul late Tuesday night

Dramatic scenes

Soldiers vs office chairs: South Korea's martial law standoff

A bout of pneumonia led Queen Camilla to miss several engagements

Reason for cancelling events

UK's Queen Camilla reveals she had pneumonia

Ghanaians go to the polls on Saturday with the economy one of the main issues

Closer than expected

Ghana thrusts economy into limelight in tight race for president

People gathered outside the National Assembly in Seoul after South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law

Unexpected move

What we know about South Korea's martial law

Georgian protesters accuse the government of steering Tbilisi away from its goal of joining the EU

Georgia's ombudsman accuses police of torturing pro-EU protesters

Syrian Kurds flee with what belongings they can carry after Islamist-led rebels overran their homes on the outskirts of Aleppo.

Advancing troops

Syria rebels 'at gates' of central city Hama

Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah becomes the first woman to rule the mineral-rich southern African country that has been governed by the SWAPO party since independence in 1990

Namibia elects its first woman president

Yoon's popularity has slid since his election in 2022

S. Korea's President Yoon, embattled conservative

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken made his last planned visit in office to NATO headquarters in Brussels

Bittersweet farewell

Europe-loving Blinken on last trip to NATO before Trump handover

Colombian police officers raid La Modelo prison in Bogota

Widespread issue

Colombian police raid 11 prisons to combat extortion rackets

Revelations at the rape trial sent shockwaves through France and made Gisele Pelicot a feminist icon in the fight against sexual abuse

Pinning blame on mastermind

Two defendants in French mass rape trial seek leniency

Dozens of world leaders are expected among guests as Notre Dame cathedral reopens in Paris

After long restoration process

Trump to attend Notre Dame reopening in Paris

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken -- who was welcomed by NATO chief Mark Rutte for his last visit to the alliance -- gave no indication of a policy shift on Ukraine membership

Race against the clock

Ukraine pushes NATO for invite as Trump looms

Michel Barnier's government could be toppled over opposition to his budget-tightening plan

Barnier government in trouble?

No-confidence vote draws France into new political crisis

Afghan Women flocked to nursing and midwifery institutes after they were barred from universities two years ago

Another round of Taliban repression

Afghan training centres say women to be barred from health studies

Arnon Nampa, a 40-year-old human rights lawyer and activist, is already serving time in prison

Human rights activists

Thai dissident jailed for two more years over royal defamation

Marshall Islands President Hilda Heine (L) extended Lai a 'very warm welcome' after his arrival in the capital Majuro

Angering Chinese leaders

Taiwan's Lai kicks off Marshall Islands visit as China fumes

Donald Trump and government scientist Anthony Fauci (R) clashed over the response to the pandemic

'Gain-of-function' research

US lawmakers back Covid Chinese lab leak theory after two-year probe

Thousands mourned murdered student Giulia Cecchettin

Stabbed at least 75 times

Life demanded for killer in femicide that outraged Italy

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky (R) is seeking security guarantees from NATO, headed by Mark Rutte (L) -- but is under

Leaving Kyiv scrambling

NATO set to hold off Ukraine invite push as Trump looms

Former movie producer and convicted sex offender Harvey Weinstein was hospitalized after a blood test result

Bone marrow cancer

Harvey Weinstein hospitalized after 'alarming' blood test: attorney

Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani is on a three-day state visit to the UK

Two-day state visit

King Charles III to host emir of Qatar on UK state visit

French President Emmanuel Macron (C-L) was received by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Abdulaziz (C-R) in Riyadh

Deepening bilateral ties

Macron, Saudi crown prince sign strategic partnership, call for Lebanon elections

As of November 30, more than 48,500 people had been displaced in Idlib and northern Aleppo, more than half of them children, the UN says

No more bloodshed

UN chief 'alarmed' by Syria violence, calls for end to fighting

A rebel tears down a picture of Assad in Aleppo

Backed by Russia and Iran

US urges push for Syria de-escalation

Count still going on in Ireland's general election

Collapsed support

Greens, far-right among big losers in Irish vote

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