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BBC enters a Syrian prison holding ISIS detainees The fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime did not free all Syrian prisoners. China’s prison houses more than 5,000 detainees in the northeast of the country, which is under Kurdish control. These prisoners, including some Britons, are suspected of being fighters and supporters of the so-called Islamic State. […]

Malaysia agrees to resume the search for the missing passenger plane The Malaysian government said it had agreed in principle to resume the search for a passenger plane that disappeared 10 years ago in one of aviation’s biggest mysteries. Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 disappeared in March 2014 while en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing

The Trump-backed bill to keep the US government running failed Getty Images House Speaker Mike Johnson said negotiations were a “long process.” The US House of Representatives voted against a funding measure backed by Donald Trump, bringing the government closer to a shutdown this weekend. The revised spending plan failed to get the required two-thirds

The union says Starbucks baristas will go on strike Friday A union representing more than 11,000 Starbucks baristas in the United States said its members will stage a five-day strike starting Friday morning, over a dispute over wages and working conditions. United Workers say walkouts will occur in Los Angeles, Chicago and Seattle, and the

Syria’s leaders say their jihadism is in the past BBC Last week, while touring Damascus, Syria’s new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa (formerly known as Abu Mohammed al-Jolani) was approached by a young woman who asked for a photo with him. He gently requested that she cover her hair before taking the picture. The incident quickly sparked

The Syrian opposition leader denies the controversy over the photo with a woman Syrian opposition leader Ahmed al-Sharaa has denied the online controversy over videos showing him motioning to a young woman to cover her hair before taking a photo with her last week. The incident sparked criticism from liberal and conservative commentators amid intense

Paul Pogba’s brother was sentenced to three years in prison in an extortion case The older brother of former Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba has been sentenced to three years in prison, with two years suspended, after being found guilty of trying to blackmail the French footballer. Matías Pogba, who was also fined €20,000 (£16,500),

Congress is in disarray and a shutdown looms with the spending deal between Trump and Musk The United States could face a government shutdown at midnight Saturday after President-elect Donald Trump called on Republican lawmakers to reject a bipartisan funding bill that would have kept the government funded until March. Trump urged Congress to scrap

35 children were killed in an amusement park in Nigeria Thirty-five children were killed in a stampede during a Christmas festival in the southwestern Nigerian city of Ibadan, while six others were taken to hospital, police said. The organizers had promised cash and food as well, but so many people showed up that there was

Israel bombs Houthi targets after a missile attack Reuters The Israeli army said it targeted the energy infrastructure in the Yemeni capital, Sanaa Israel said that its fighter jets carried out a series of strikes against military targets in Yemen belonging to the Iran-backed Houthi movement. An Israeli military spokesman said that the targets included