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Ali Shehab, right, with Rawa Majid, the leader of the Foxtrot network. Photo: Swedish Police

Hit squad recruiter for Sweden's Foxtrot criminal network arrested in Iraq

Ali Shehab is accused of organising shootings by children in the Scandinavian country's gang war

'Rohingya targeted for destruction': Myanmar genocide case opens

EU ready to issue 'harsher' sanctions on Iran as crackdown on protests worsens

Flights cancelled as 'multi-hazard' Storm Goretti wreaks havoc across Europe

British MP condemns persecution of Christians in Sudan

Al Shara hosts EU leaders at historic Damascus meeting on reconstruction

Russia fires hypersonic missile at Ukraine in ‘revenge operation’

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French President Emmanuel Macron delivers a speech to French ambassadors at the Elysee Palace in Paris. EPA

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French President warns US is breaching international law

First big test for UK 'hard power' as sanctioned Russian tanker transits English Channel

A US Coast Guard vessel escorts the Marinera tanker. Its seizure could be part of a growing move against the global shadow fleet. AFP

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Adem Savas was at one time the top target of the UK's National Crime Agency. Photo: National Crime Agency

Turkish boat supplier who made 'millions' from people smuggling jailed for 11 years

Military 'always an option' for US to 'acquire' Greenland, White House says

US backs 'security protocols' for Ukraine

Israel and Syria to share intelligence and explore commercial ties after Paris deal

EU President to make first post-Assad visit to Syria to support recovery

Ukrainian soldiers behind the front line after 130 days of fighting near Kostyantynivka, in eastern Ukraine. Some experts see little prospect of the war ending this year. AFP

AnalysisIs there hope for peace in Ukraine in 2026?

European leaders gather in Paris to work on peace strategy that can win crucial backing from Trump

Starmer tells Trump: 'Hands off Greenland'

Syria and Israel return to France for security talks under US mediation

UK to confiscate phones of migrants crossing English Channel on small boats

Sparkler candles blamed for deadly fire at Swiss bar

Second highest number of English Channel crossings by migrants recorded in 2025

At least 40 killed in deadly New Year's party blast at Swiss ski resort bar

The hole in the wall of Sparkasse bank vault in Gelsenkirchen, west Germany, after thieves broke in during the Christmas holidays. Photo: Police Gelsenkirchen

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Thieves drill into vault during Christmas holidays and make off with $35 million haul

Russia to toughen stance in peace talks after accusing Ukraine of attacking Putin residence

George Clooney and Lebanese-born wife Amal become French citizens

Eurostar partially reopens Channel Tunnel to trains after power supply fault

Israel records sharp rise in arrivals of western Jews but drop in immigration

Ukraine 'to be given 15 years of US security guarantees'

Plans to stop Channel migrants in small boats too risky, say French police unions

Immigrants from North America and Canada arriving at Ben Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv. AFP

Israel records sharp rise in arrivals of western Jews but drop in immigration

Israeli government links anti-Semitic attacks to surge in arrivals from the West

Ukraine 'to be given 15 years of US security guarantees'

Plans to stop Channel migrants in small boats too risky, say French police unions

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