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13.03.2025 02:40 The Columbia University graduate had a key role in student protests over Gaza. Trump said his arrest was the first of "many to come".

12.03.2025 17:10 Negotiators from Israel and Hamas are meeting mediators for the first time since the truce began in January.

12.03.2025 02:40 Actor and comedian Mo Amer explains why he avoided mentioning the 7 October attack in the show's storyline.

11.03.2025 21:21 The UN human rights office has verified the killing of 111 civilians in the coastal region, but says the actual figure is far higher.

11.03.2025 07:20 The militia alliance that controls much of north-eastern Syria will merge with new state institutions, the presidency says.

11.03.2025 07:20 Philippe Lazzarini warns of a renewed hunger crisis unless aid and electricity supplies resume.

11.03.2025 02:30 Thousands of Syrians have crossed into Lebanon from the provinces of Latakia and Tartus.

10.03.2025 21:30 A monitoring group says 973 civilians have been killed in revenge attacks against the Alawite sect since Thursday.

10.03.2025 12:01 Trump says he offered Iran a chance to negotiate on their nuclear programme or face military action.

09.03.2025 21:11 Witnesses said the situation stabilised when security forces arrived following the violence.

09.03.2025 21:11 Eli Cohen's announcement on Sunday came one week after Israel cut off all aid supplies to the territory.

09.03.2025 06:30 The British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said more than 700 civilians had been killed in 48 hours.

08.03.2025 20:20 The two women were reportedly stargazing with three male tourists near a lake in Hampi, Karnataka, when they were attacked.

08.03.2025 15:50 The foreign ministers of France, Germany, Italy and Britain welcomed the plan, which calls for Gaza to be rebuilt over five years.

08.03.2025 01:11 Clashes between Syrian forces and Assad loyalists in the dictator's former heartlands show the risks ahead, writes Middle East correspondent Hugh Bachega.