Thousands gather in Belgrade to protest against Serbia’s populist government

• 8:07 PM

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Tens of thousands of people gathered in Belgrade Sunday to protest against President Aleksandar Vucic and his ruling Serbian Progressive Party (SNS). The rally, organised by students and farmer unions, was part of a wider movement demanding accountabilit

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Syrian rebel leader Ahmed al-Sharaa says state to control all weapons

• 6:02 PM

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Syria's new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa Sunday said that all weapons would be controlled by the state in a presser with Turkish FM Hakan Fidan, referring to the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces that operates in the country’s north. Turkey views the US-bac

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France awaits fourth government of the year: Macron, Bayrou met twice

• 5:38 PM

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France awaited the appointment of a new government Sunday to lead the country out of political crisis, amid predictions that Francois Bayrou, the fourth prime minister of the year, will struggle to survive. Charlotte Minvielle, Green party politician, wa

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Death toll from cyclone Chido rises to 94 in Mozambique

• 5:32 PM

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The death toll from cyclone Chido has risen to 94 in Mozambique. The cyclone had made landfall in northern Mozambique a week ago and Mozambique's institute for natural disasters on Thursday had given the death toll at 73.

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France: PM Bayrou hopes to announce new government before Christmas

• 3:41 PM

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France's Prime Minister Francois Bayrou, appointed on December 13, is racing to name a new government by Christmas.

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Germany: Crowds mourn victims of deadly car-ramming attack

• 3:32 PM

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The alleged attack Friday evening in Magdeburg, about 130 kilometers (80 miles) west of Berlin, killed a 9-year-old and four adults and injured 41 people badly enough that authorities warned the death toll could rise.

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Gaza: UN warns some displaced Palestinians might not survive cold

• 1:54 PM

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Winter is hitting the Gaza Strip and many of the nearly 2 million Palestinians displaced by the devastating 14-month war with Israel are struggling to protect themselves from the wind, cold and rain. Humanitarian policy lead for Oxfam Bushra Khaldi was

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Syria’s new rulers name defence, foreign ministers as interim cabinet takes shape

• 1:01 PM

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The key defence and foreign affairs portfolios in Syria's transitional government go to prominent figures in the insurgency that overthrew Bashar al-Assad nearly two weeks ago, tasked with restructing the country's army and establishing "international re

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Christmas market attack: German authorities under fire over suspect’s history of threats

• 10:48 AM

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German officials faced mounting criticism on Sunday over the failure to prevent a deadly Christmas market attack in Magdeburg as it emerged that the 50-year-old suspect had made online death threats against German citizens and had a history of quarrellin

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Stampedes at Christmas charity events in Nigeria leave at least 32 dead

• 10:46 AM

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At least 32 people, including several children, were killed in two separate stampedes in Nigeria as large crowds gathered to collect food and clothing items distributed at annual Christmas events, the police said Sunday.

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Vendée Globe: Samantha Davies on her commitment to children with heart conditions

• 10:06 AM

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Samantha Davies, currently sailing toward Cape Horn, is raising funds for a charity supporting children with heart conditions. She was France 24's guest.

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Syria: Families in Tabqa search for missing relatives after pro-Turkish offensive

• 9:57 AM

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The town of Tabqa in northeast Syria has become the gateway for refugees who fled the pro-Turkish offensive twenty days ago against Kurdish-controlled areas north of Aleppo. That offensive took place as HTS rebels moved towards Damascus. A stadium in Tab

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Israeli troops in Syria: Villagers watch on warily as soldiers patrol

• 9:46 AM

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Residents of Syrian towns in a province bordering Israel observe IDF troops establishing themselves in their neighborhoods. The province, Quneitra, is located on the Golan plateau. Israel took the Golan Heights in 1967 after the Six Day War. After anothe

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US military says it conducted airstrikes against Houthi facilities in Sanaa

• 9:42 AM

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The US military said it conducted precision airstrikes against a missile storage facility and a command-and-control facility  operated by Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen's capital, Sanaa. David Smith tells us more.

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Magdeburg: Germany mourns victims of deadly Christmas market attack

• 9:30 AM

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Germans on December 21 mourned the victims of an apparent attack in which authorities say a doctor drove into a busy outdoor Christmas market, killing five people, injuring 200 others and shaking the public’s sense of security at what would otherwise be 

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Israeli strikes across Gaza kill at least 28 people, Palestinian rescuers say

• 8:35 AM

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Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip overnight and into Sunday killed at least 28 people, according to Palestinian medical officials. Rescuers said four children were killed in a strike on a school that the Israeli military said was used by Hamas milita

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Suspect behind German Christmas market attack 'Islamophobic', authorities say

• 7:50 AM

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The Saudi suspect behind the deadly car attack on a Christmas market in Germany is believed to be “Islamophobic”, the interior minister said Saturday. The 50-year-old doctor, now under arrest, said German authorities had not done enough to fight the “Isl

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Two US Navy pilots shot down over Red Sea in 'friendly fire' incident

• 6:51 AM

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Two US Navy pilots were recovered alive after their aircraft was shot down over the Red Sea early on Sunday in what the US military described as "an apparent case of friendly fire". The military earlier said it struck Houthi targets in Yemen, hours after

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France's Mayotte struggles to recover as aid trickles in a week after cyclone

• 6:28 AM

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One week on from a devastating cyclone that battered France's Indian Ocean territory, aid is still only trickling in to the worst-affected areas in Mayotte, where emergency workers are scrambling to restore essential services and aid a beleaguered popula

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Christmas market attack: German authorities under fire over suspect’s history of threats

• 6:21 AM

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German officials faced mounting criticism on Sunday over the failure to prevent a deadly Christmas market attack in Magdeburg as it emerged that the 50-year-old suspect had made online death threats against German citizens and had a history of quarrellin

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Syria's reconciliation centres: Former soldiers, officers hand in weapons

• 12:22 AM

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Former soldiers and officers along with members of police forces in Syria have attended reconciliation centres on December 21. The centres have been set up in part to settle the status of those who did not take part in torture and killing during Bashar a

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