MIDDLE EAST CRISIS UPDATE: 31 DECEMBER 2024 WHO chief calls for end to hospital attacks in Gaza; Syria appoints some foreign Islamist fighters to military - sources 7 min 2 By Reuters
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS UPDATE: 30 DECEMBER 2024 Israel orders new evacuation of besieged Gaza town; hostages were tortured, says new report 5 min 11 By Reuters
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS UPDATE: 24 DECEMBER 2024 Gaps narrow in Gaza ceasefire deal talks, say officials; Jordan ‘ready to help Syria rebuild’ 6 min 0 By Reuters
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS UPDATE: 18 DECEMBER 2024 Palestinian security forces battle Islamists in West Bank; Swiss Parliament votes to outlaw Hezbollah 9 min 5 By Reuters
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS UPDATE: 17 DECEMBER 2024 IDF air and ground strikes kill dozens in Gaza; Israel accuses Irish PM of anti-Semitism 8 min 0 By Reuters
In Pictures Syrians celebrate the fall of the Assad regime, and more from around the world 6 min 0 By Maverick Life Editors
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS UPDATE: 12 DECEMBER 2024 Biden's top aides head for talks on Gaza, Syria; Israeli minister sees chance for deal to free all hostages 6 min 2 By Reuters
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS UPDATE: 10 DECEMBER 2024 IDF strikes air defence installation near Syrian port; Israel ‘more optimistic’ about hostage deal in Gaza 7 min 5 By Reuters
FOREIGN AFFAIRS SA’s ambassador in Damascus sticks to his post despite Pretoria’s defence of Assad 6 min 39 By Peter Fabricius
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS UPDATE: 9 DECEMBER 2024 Assad and family reportedly in Moscow after Russia grants asylum; Israel watches Syria after 'historic' government collapse 6 min 8 By Reuters
UKRAINE UPDATE: 9 DECEMBER 2024 Trump calls for immediate ceasefire and negotiations; Assad’s fall highlights Russia’s weakness, says Kyiv 5 min 0 By Reuters
UKRAINE UPDATE: 26 JULY 2024 Putin meets with Syria's Assad; US tracks Russia-China bomber flights off Alaska 8 min 0 By Bloomberg
WAR CRIMES OP-ED World is shrinking for leaders who commit atrocities and think themselves untouchable 5 min 3 By Max du Plessis and Eshed Cohen
ANALYSIS Wagner Group: Putin's grim reapers giving mercenaries a bad name, now embedded in Africa 12 min 11 By Phillip van Niekerk
MIDDLE EAST AIR STRIKES Syrian state media says three servicemen killed in Israeli attacks 1 min 0 By Reuters
GLOBAL NEWS ROUNDUP Russian military alliance starts pulling out of Kazakhstan, Europe hears rumblings of war 3 min 0 By Greg Nicolson
DECLASSIFIED UK Revealed: The UK has spent £350-million promoting regime change in Syria 9 min 1 By Mark Curtis
DECLASSIFIED UK UK military deepens ties with regime accused of funding terror groups 7 min 0 By Mark Curtis
CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY Pretoria set to sit on the fence when the West punishes Syria for chemical weapons 3 min 1 By Peter Fabricius
Maverick Life Molhem Barakat: Death of a teenage lensman raises ethical concerns of war photography 7 min 0 By Greg Marinovich
