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Reuters Netanyahu faces charges of bribery, fraud and breach of trust This was a remarkable day for Israel: Benjamin Netanyahu holds the record as its longest-serving prime minister. Now he has become the country’s first serving leader to take to the witness stand as a defendant in a criminal case. Moreover, he did so amid…

Authorities in the Netherlands have arrested three suspects in connection with a devastating explosions that rocked an apartment block in The Hague, killing six people and leaving a community in shock. The blast, which occurred at 06:15 local time (05:15 GMT) on Saturday, demolished five homes in the Tarwekamp area of the city. Police are…

Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is doing “well” after undergoing surgery for a brain bleed, his doctors say. The 79-year-old was taken to hospital in the capital, Brasília, on Monday after he had complained of a severe headache. An MRI scan revealed the bleed and Lula was transferred to the renowned Sírio-Libanês hospital…

A Syrian woman whose grandfather, father and two brothers were detained by the military nearly 12 years ago has told the BBC it is “devastating” that her loved ones remain missing, despite the country’s most notorious prison being emptied. “Now, miles away from that most brutal prison, we are huddling around screens, our hearts suspended…

An evacuation order is in place near the city of Malibu in the US state of California after a wildfire broke out with a “rapid rate of spread”. The blaze has been dubbed the Franklin Fire by authorities, who say it has burned more than 300 acres in Malibu Canyon after starting at about 22:50…

Lina Sinjab in Damascus says people find it hard to believe that 54 years of the Assad dynasty have ended. Source link

Getty Images Syrians may be celebrating the fall of Assad, but the country’s future is uncertain In the end the Assad regime was so hollow, corrupt and decayed that it collapsed in less than a fortnight. No one I have spoken to has been anything other than astonished by the speed with which the regime…

EPA Rescue workers from the White Helmets say they have ended their search operation for possible detainees in secret cells or basements at Syria’s notorious Saydnaya military prison without finding anyone. Specialised teams assisted by K9 dog units and individuals familiar with the layout combed the prison and its grounds on Monday, as crowds gathered…

BBC/Lindle Markwell Plans to mine the Cook Islands’ seabed have drawn condemnation from activists who fear damage to the environment “They look like chocolate truffles, just don’t eat them,” jokes Jean Mason, the curator of the Cook Islands Library and Museum as she reaches into a display cabinet and pulls out a black, knobbly rock.…

Winta Zesu Winta Zesu has made a business out of rage-baiting “I get a lot of hate”. The words of content creator Winta Zesu, who last year made $150,000 (£117,000) from posting on social media. What separates Winta from other influencers? The people commenting on her posts and driving traffic to her videos are often…