by mgall74 | Dec 8, 2025 | World News
Jeremy BowenInternational EditorBBCA year ago, the war that President Bashar al-Assad seemed to have won was turned upside down.A rebel force had broken out of Idlib, a Syrian province on the border with Turkey, and was storming towards Damascus. It was led by a man...
by mgall74 | Dec 8, 2025 | World News
In this photo released by Royal Thai Army, a wounded Thai soldier is carried to be transferred to a hospital in Sisaket province, Thailand, Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025, after, according to a Thai army spokesperson, Cambodian troops fired into Thai territory. AP/Royal Thai...
by mgall74 | Dec 7, 2025 | World News
Suranjana TewariAsia Business Correspondent, TokyoBBCScientists at Waseda University in Tokyo are developing caregiving robotsLast year, more than 18,000 older people living with dementia left their homes and wandered off in Japan. Almost 500 were later found...
by mgall74 | Dec 7, 2025 | World News
The US has criticised the Venezuelan government over the death of an opposition figure in custody, calling it a “reminder of the vile nature” of President Nicolás Maduro’s regime.Alfredo Díaz died in his prison cell at the El Helicoide prison in...
by mgall74 | Dec 7, 2025 | World News
Donald Trump has slammed Democrat Henry Cuellar’s “lack of loyalty” for not defecting to the Republican party after he was pardoned by the US president. In issuing his pardon on Wednesday, Trump said the Texas representative – who was charged...
by mgall74 | Dec 7, 2025 | World News
Getty ImagesHongkongers are mourning the worst blaze the city has seen in more than 70 yearsHongkongers have voted in an election seen as a test of public sentiment following a deadly fire that angered some in the city. The government mounted a huge campaign to...
