EPA Syrian forces have entered the town of Deir Hafer The Syrian army is moving into areas east of Aleppo city, after Kurdish forces started a withdrawal. Syrian troops have been spotted entering Deir Hafer, a town about 50km (30 miles) from Aleppo. On Friday, the Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) militia announced it would

Anita Nkonge,BBC Africa, Damian Zaneand Lucy Fleming AFP via Getty Images Yoweri Museveni first came to power in 1986 as a rebel leader Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has been declared the winner of Thursday’s election extending his four decades in power by another five years. He gained 72% of the vote, the election commission announced,

Standard Chartered analyst Geoffrey Kendrick says XRP’s price could increase 500% in the next three years. The cryptocurrency market has been rather choppy in the past year, with the collective market value of all cryptocurrencies falling about 9%, primarily due to economic uncertainty (which pushed investors away from risky assets) and the unwinding of positions built

Getty Images The White House has announced the first members of its Gaza “Board of Peace”, and the list of names will do little to dispel the criticism from some quarters that the US president’s plan resembles, at its heart, a colonial solution imposed over the heads of the Palestinians. There are still several unknowns

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email A list of councils that have requested a delay to their local elections has now been released. Twenty-nine councils have requested a delay to their local

One Las Vegas strip club is seeing an unexpected boom from the Sin City slowdown: a surge in first-time dancers auditioning. Crazy Horse 3, located a few blocks away from the Las Vegas Strip and right by Allegiant Stadium, where the Raiders play, said that as of December, it had seen a 55% increase in

The once-hated stock is starting to win some fans. Most Wall Street analysts who cover Intel (INTC 2.81%) aren’t all that optimistic about the stock, and it’s not hard to see why. Intel has been struggling against multiple challenges for years. In manufacturing, delays and missteps contributed to TSMC pulling ahead and giving Intel’s competitors

Buying just one share of Nvidia would be a simple way to start betting on AI in the new year. The 2011 film Moneyball popularized the saying, “How can you not be romantic about baseball?” — a reference to the sport’s timeless traditions, underdog stories, and hope. In investing, often the focus is on returns

Reuters / Getty Images / EPA Ajay Banga, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff are among those on the committee The White House has released the names of the members who will form the Trump administration’s new “Board of Peace” for Gaza. With the US president as chair, the founding Executive Board will oversee the work

Anita Nkonge,BBC Africaand Lucy Fleming Getty Images Bobi Wine, President Museveni’s main rival, has questioned the credibility of the results Police in Uganda have denied allegations that presidential candidate Bobi Wine was abducted on Friday evening as vote counting continues in the East African nation amid an internet blackout. Wine’s party said a helicopter landed

Mark Savage Music Correspondent Sienna Rose Sienna Rose has almost three million monthly listeners on Spotify Sienna Rose is having a good month. Three of her dusky, jazz-infused soul songs are in Spotify’s Viral Top 50. The most popular, a dreamy ballad called Into The Blue, has been played more than five million times. If

Getty Images The Trump administration has named US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and former UK prime minister Sir Tony Blair as two of the founding members of its “Board of Peace” for Gaza. Trump’s Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff and the president’s son-in-law Jared Kushner will also sit on the “founding executive board”, the

Tessa WongAsia Digital Reporter, Singapore Getty Images It’s a busy day at Woodlands Checkpoint, Singapore’s main land crossing on the border with Malaysia, and thousands of cars are slowly trundling past the watchful eyes of customs officer Belinda Liaw and her team. Suddenly Liaw steps forward, signalling at a white Toyota van to stop. Her

Philippa Roxby and Jim ReedHealth reporters Getty Images Taking paracetamol while pregnant is safe and there’s no evidence it raises the risk of autism, ADHD and developmental issues in children, say experts behind a major new review. Pregnant women “should feel reassured” by the findings, they say, which contradict controversial claims from US President Donald

Laura GozziOdesa, Ukraine BBC Sergii, Mariia and Eva’s Odesa apartment suffers from frequent power cuts From Mariia’s 16th-floor flat, the calm waters of the Black Sea stretch out into the horizon beneath the fading twilight. “Up here you can see and hear when the drones come,” she says, standing by a wall-length, floor-to-ceiling window. When

Guinea Presidency Official pictures of Mamadi Doumbouya have portrayed him in a more relaxed mode From the moment he seized power in September 2021 Guinea’s Mamadi Doumbouya struck an imposing figure. Just 36 years old at the time, the broad-shouldered colonel, standing at well over six feet (1.8m), wearing military fatigues, mirrored sunglasses and a

Reuters Customs and Border Patrol agents gather as protests continue outside Minneapolis’ Whipple Federal Building, which has become a de-facto ICE headquarters The US justice department is investigating two prominent Minnesota liberals over alleged attempts to impede federal immigration operations, an escalation of the Trump’s administration’s clash with Democrats. Gov Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor

Broadcom is primed to deliver explosive growth this year. Reaching a $1 trillion valuation isn’t as exclusive as it once was, but the companies with a $3 trillion market cap aren’t as big a group. There are only four members right now: Nvidia, Alphabet, Apple, and Microsoft. They are the who’s who of big tech,