After a second day of talks in Lebanon, Amos Hochstein says he will “to try to bring this to a close”.
False alarm over DR Congo hero’s golden tooth
The mausoleum of Patrice Lumumba, DR Congo’s independence hero, was vandalised sparking alarm over his tooth.
US nursing student Laken Riley’s killer guilty of murder
Jose Antonio Ibarra, a Venezuelan undocumented immigrant, was found guilty by a Georgia judge.
Beirut: Meet the TikTokers filming destroyed homes
In Beirut, two TikTokers are filming the damage caused by Israeli air strikes for families who have fled.
Anti-landmine groups criticise US for sending mines to Ukraine
It marks a “shocking and devastating development” in the war, says Human Rights Watch.
Vatican in row at climate talks over gender rights
Charities worry it could block a crucial deal giving women more support in the face of climate change.
Virtually no aid has reached besieged north Gaza in 40 days, UN says
The UN says bakeries and kitchens have shut down due to limited supplies in the region.
Prosecutors back delaying Trump sentence until he leaves White House
New York prosecutors have vowed to oppose President-elect Donald Trump’s effort to overturn his criminal conviction, however.
South Carolina mother asks to be freed 30 years after killing two sons
Susan Smith was convicted of killing her boys by strapping them into a car which she allowed to roll into a lake.
Vatican in row at climate talks over gender rights
Charities worry it could block a crucial deal giving women more support in the face of climate change.


