John SimpsonBBC world affairs editor BBC Sensitive content: This article contains a graphic description of death that some readers may find upsetting I’ve reported on more than 40 wars around the world during my career, which goes back to the 1960s. I watched the Cold War reach its height, then simply evaporate. But I’ve never […]
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One year in Israeli detention, Dr Hussam Abu Safia’s son pleads for release | Israel-Palestine conflict
NewsFeed Israel has held Gaza doctor Hussam Abu Safia for an entire year without charge. His son is pleading for his release, describing his father’s mistreatment in detention and recalling his refusal to abandon his patients at Kamal Adwan Hospital. Published On 28 Dec 202528 Dec 2025 Click here to share on social media share2 […]
A year on, Israel still holds Gaza doctor Hussam Abu Safia without charge | Israel-Palestine conflict News
Gaza City – Dr Hussam Abu Safia, 52, remains in an Israeli prison a year after Israel detained him without charges or trial. His family and supporters are demanding his release as his health deteriorates amid reports of the inhumane conditions under which he is being held. Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of list Abu […]
It’s the last news quiz of the year! Will you go out on top? : NPR
From left: an incorrect quiz answer, a quiz question, a correct quiz answer Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images; John Lamparski/Getty Images; Hulton Archive/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images; John Lamparski/Getty Images; Hulton Archive/Getty Images This week, the president delivered a speech that interrupted the Survivor finale. Rude! There will also not be another news […]
The Year in Pictures 2025: Reflecting on Turbulent Times
A president returned to power in America and rattled the global order. A wildfire, almost unfathomably, ravaged populated neighborhoods of Los Angeles. A fragile cease-fire took hold in the Gaza war, and a conflict in Sudan wore on. Over the course of a turbulent year, photographers captured those and other events with intrepidness and determination […]
Syria celebrates U.S. lifting sanctions, year without Assad : NPR
A man lights a flare during celebrations marking the first anniversary of the ousting of the Bashar al-Assad regime in Clock Square, Homs, western Syria, Monday. Omar Albam/AP hide caption toggle caption Omar Albam/AP DAMASCUS, Syria — As they mark the first anniversary this week of toppling Bashar al-Assad’s regime, Syrians are also celebrating another […]
Time magazine names ‘Architects of AI’ as its person of the year for 2025
NEW YORK — The “Architects of AI” were named Time magazine’s person of the year for 2025 on Thursday. The magazine cited 2025 as the year when the potential of artificial intelligence “roared into view” with no turning back. “For delivering the age of thinking machines, for wowing and worrying humanity, for transforming the present […]
Sports Personality of the Year 2025 nominees: Hampton, Kelly, Kildunne, Littler, McIlroy, Norris
A shortlist of six contenders has been announced for the 2025 BBC Sports Personality of the Year award. England footballers Hannah Hampton and Chloe Kelly, rugby union player Ellie Kildunne, darts player Luke Littler, golfer Rory McIlroy and Formula 1 driver Lando Norris are the nominees. Voting will take place during the show on BBC […]
Syria marks 1 year after Assad, but struggles to heal : NPR
Army helicopters fly overhead during a parade by the new Syrian army marking the first anniversary of the ousting of the Bashar Assad regime in Damascus, Syria, Monday. Ghaith Alsayed/AP hide caption toggle caption Ghaith Alsayed/AP HOMS, Syria — A year ago, Mohammad Marwan found himself stumbling, barefoot and dazed, out of Syria’s notorious Saydnaya […]
Syrians gather to mark one year since the fall of the Assad regime | Syria’s War
NewsFeed Thousands of Syrians have gathered in the capital Damascus to celebrate one year since the fall of Bashar al-Assad. A military parade will mark the end of a dynasty that brought decades of oppression and war to the Syrian people. Published On 8 Dec 20258 Dec 2025 Click here to share on social media […]