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The Syrian government has announced an immediate nationwide ceasefire with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), taking almost full control of the country, according to Syrian state media.The ceasefire ends nearly two weeks of fighting and forms part of...

ReutersIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has convened a meeting with his top advisers to discuss Donald Trump's "Board of Peace" for Gaza, after it revealed the US did not include Israel in talks to do with its creation.Netanyahu's office...

Wildfires burning out of control in southern Chile have killed at least 15 people and forced more than 50,000 to evacuate, the government said Sunday.Security Minister Luis Cordero gave the tolls for 14 blazes burning...

Chilean President Gabriel Boric has declared a state of catastrophe in two regions where deadly wildfires are raging.At least 16 people are confirmed dead in the Ñuble and Biobío regions, about 500km (300 miles) south of the capital Santiago....

Three avalanches across Austria killed eight skiers, authorities said, as hazardous snowslides continue to claim lives around the world in the first month of 2026. A female skier was fatally buried by an avalanche in the...

A shark mauled a boy swimming in Sydney Harbor on Sunday, leaving him in a critical condition with serious leg injuries, authorities said, marking at least the third shark attack globally in less than a...

Five off-piste skiers have died in two avalanches in Austria's Alps following heavy snowfall in the region.An avalanche hit a group of seven skiers in the Pongau area near Salzburg, killing four and seriously injuring one on Saturday, local...

A fire at a shopping centre in the Pakistan city of Karachi has killed six people as firefighters continue to battle the blaze.Parts of the Gul Plaza, containing 1,200 stores and spanning 8,000 sq m (86,111 sq ft), have...

Syrian troops fighting Kurdish forces in north-eastern Syria have seized the country's largest oilfield.The Omar facility and nearby gas fields are under army control after the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) pulled back, officials and monitors say. Earlier the...