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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

While the ceasefire has largely brought fighting to a halt, Israel has launched strikes against targets it says were violating the truce

Mutual accusations

Lebanon says nine killed in Israeli strikes on southern villages

Under threat? Syrian Kurds demonstrate in the northeastern city of Qamishli

Increasingly important role

Turkey could benefit from rebel offensive in Syria: experts

Opposition lawmakers are boycotting Georgia's parliament

Tens of thousands of people

Thousands rally after Georgian PM vows 'no negotiations' with pro-EU opposition

The first-round victory of the 62-year-old anti-vaxxer and admirer of Russian President Vladimir Putin has triggered several protests

Uncertain future

Romania heads for presidential run-off after top court greenlights first round

Barnier may become the shortest-serving French PM of the Fifth Republic

French PM faces ouster as opposition vows no-confidence vote

US President Joe Biden's pardon for his son Hunter (right) was among the most broad in history

Shock announcement

Biden's pardon for son angers rivals - and allies

A vial of the mpox vaccine on display during the vaccination campaign launch at the General Hospital in Goma in the DR Congo

Global agreement

'End in sight' to talks on pandemic treaty, says WHO chief

Kosovo police stand next the site of a blast on a vital canal, as workers attempt to repair the damage

Could escalate tensions

Canal blast sparks new stand-off between Kosovo and Serbia

Annalena Baerbock addressed journalists after meeting China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Beijing on Monday

Annalena Baerbock

German FM urges China to stop backing Russia, work for Ukraine peace

The impeachment complaint adds to Vice President Sara Duterte's legal woes

Accused of corruption and misconduct

Philippine groups file impeachment bid against VP Duterte

If convicted, Najib Razak faces hefty fines and sentences of up to 20 years for each count of abuse of power

Former prime minister

Najib says bribery, power abuse charges 'politically motivated'

Terumi Tanaka (2nd R), co-chair of Japanese atomic bomb survivors' group Nihon Hidankyo, will join a delegation headed to Oslo to collect their Nobel Peace Prize

30-strong Japan A-bomb delegation to collect Nobel prize

Taiwan President Lai Ching-te kicked off his second day in the United States, as China fumed over more US arms sales to the island and Lai's stopover in Hawaii that is part of his Pacific tour

Infuriating China

Taiwan's Lai talks 'China threats' with ex-US House speaker Pelosi

The Russian submarine, pictured on November 28 by the Philippine military

Ferdinand Marcos

Philippine president says Russian submarine 'worrisome'

Ballot papers are counted in Dublin after the general election

Fianna Fail and Fine Gael

Centre-right parties set to hold power in Ireland

Romania's top court ordered a recount of the November 24 first-round presidential election

Recount ordered

Social Democrats set to win Romania vote, but far right makes big gains

Georgia has been rocked by turmoil since the ruling party declared victory in October elections

Post-election crisis

Tens of thousands rally in Georgia, PM rebuffs calls for new vote

A strike ruptured a key canal supplying numerous homes and Kosovo's two main power plants

Strategic canal

Kosovo, Serbia engage in war of words after canal blast

A war monitor said Russian air strikes hit the rebel-held city of Idlib

Syria's embattled Assad seeks to shore up support after Aleppo loss

Protesters in Bogota, Colombia, hold a demonstration in solidarity with the protests in Caracas, Venezuela

Venezuelans protest for release of prisoners held in post-election unrest

US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan's comments came a day after Israel hit Hezbollah targets in Lebanon, days into a fragile ceasefire in its conflict with the Iran-backed group

US National Security Advisor

White House says 'not there yet' on Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal

Georgia's northeastern Pankisi Gorge became a refuge for Islamist Chechen rebels

'Witnessed many horrors'

Near Chechnya, tracing the life of a Georgian-Ukrainian soldier

Zelensky made the comments after talks with visiting EU chiefs

A clear message

Zelensky says Ukraine needs arms, NATO invite before Russia talks

Social Democratic leader Kristrun Frostadottir speaks to supporters after the release of exit polls

Ahead in the vote

Social Democrats overtake PM's party in Iceland vote

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