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Russia sees no point in a weak ceasefire to freeze the war in Ukraine but Moscow wants a legally binding deal for a lasting peace that would ensure the security of both Russia and its neighbours, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on December 26.

Finnish authorities are investigating the oil tanker Eagle S, suspected of "aggravated sabotage" to the Estlink 2 power cable between Finland and Estonia damaged on Christmas Day. The tanker is…

Getty ImagesThe NBI's Robin Lardot said Finland was investigating "grave sabotage"Finnish police are investigating whether a Russian ship was involved in the sabotage of an electricity cable running between Finland…

BBCPeople have died following a bus crash in Norway, police say. The accident happened at around 13:30 local time (12:30GMT) in the Hadsel district on Norway's northwestern coast.The bus came…

Air strikes are reported to have hit the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, and the port city of Hudaydah on the Red Sea.The scale of the strikes or any casualties are not…

Pakistan's military courts have convicted 60 people involved in demonstrations in support of former prime minister Imran Khan, authorities said Thursday. The unrest followed the ex-premier's arrest on corruption charges…

People gathered in prayer and visited mass graves in Indonesia’s Aceh province on December 26 to mark 20 years since the massive Indian Ocean tsunami hit the region in one of modern history’s worst natural disasters. Our correspondent in New Delhi Sarah Jacob tells us more.

The first widespread Alawite demonstrations have taken place in Syria since the fall of Bashar Al-Assad's regime, who belongs to the same sect. 

Syria's new authorities torched a large stockpile of drugs on December 25, including one million pills of captagon, whose industrial-scale production flourished under ousted president Bashar al-Assad.

A Russia-bound Azerbaijani airliner crashed in Kazakhstan on Wednesday after being diverted, killing 38 of 67 people on board. Here's what is known so far.How did the plane crash?Azerbaijan Airlines' Embraer 190 was…