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Trump team in talks with Biden and Ukrainian officials about ending war with Russia

Trump team in talks with Biden and Ukrainian officials about ending war with Russia

President-elect Donald Trump’s national security team has held discussions with the White House and Ukrainian leaders as part of a...

Trump pressure pushed Hamas to relent during Gaza ceasefire and hostage negotiations, U.S. official says

Trump pressure pushed Hamas to relent during Gaza ceasefire and hostage negotiations, U.S. official says

Pressure from President-elect Donald Trump was a major factor in Hamas relenting on two key issues during ceasefire and hostage-re...

New information discovered in search for American missing in Syria

New information discovered in search for American missing in Syria

DAMASCUS, Syria — Cockroaches crawled out of the walls near a dirty, stained sink in the Syrian prison cell where an ex-prisoner t...

French mass rape trial shocks the nation

French mass rape trial shocks the nation

A 71-year-old man went on trial on Sept. 2, 2024, in France over allegations that he drugged his wife and invited dozens of strang...

President Macron names centrist ally François Bayrou as France's new prime minister

President Macron names centrist ally François Bayrou as France's new prime minister

French President Emmanuel Macron named centrist ally François Bayrou as France's new prime minister on Friday as he sought to stee...

Israel orders troops to remain in Syria buffer zone through winter

Israel orders troops to remain in Syria buffer zone through winter

Israel ordered troops to prepare to spend winter on Mount Hermon in the Syria buffer zone after the Assad regime's collapse. And a...

U.S. airman in Japan is sentenced to 5 years in prison for sexually assaulting a minor

U.S. airman in Japan is sentenced to 5 years in prison for sexually assaulting a minor

A U.S. airman stationed in Japan was sentenced to five years in prison Friday after being convicted of kidnapping and sexually ass...

Dozens killed and around 50 Palestinians wounded by missile strike on Nuseirat camp

Dozens killed and around 50 Palestinians wounded by missile strike on Nuseirat camp

Eyewitnesses told an NBC News team in Gaza that dozens of Palestinians, including at least 10 children, were killed by an Israeli ...

Assad family mausoleum torched and looted by Syrian rebels

Assad family mausoleum torched and looted by Syrian rebels

The grand marble mausoleum of ousted Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's family was stormed, looted and torched by rebels after the...

From Kabul to the Carnegie Hall: How an orchestra defied the Taliban to carry on playing

From Kabul to the Carnegie Hall: How an orchestra defied the Taliban to carry on playing

An orchestra from Afghanistan which defied the Taliban recently played at New York's Carnegie Hall.

U.S. charges 14 North Koreans in $88 million identity theft and extortion case

U.S. charges 14 North Koreans in $88 million identity theft and extortion case

The Department of Justice accused 14 North Korean nationals of conspiring to use false identities to get IT jobs with U.S. compani...

Protests continue in South Korea as residents call for president's impeachment

Protests continue in South Korea as residents call for president's impeachment

More protests erupt in South Korea in response to President Yoon Suk Yeol's address where he vowed to "fight to the end." This com...

Missing American Travis Timmerman's recovery in Syria a 'Christmas miracle,' loved ones say

Missing American Travis Timmerman's recovery in Syria a 'Christmas miracle,' loved ones say

Family and friends of the Missouri man who was imprisoned in Syria after he said he crossed into the country on a "pilgrimage" to ...

Jonestown Massacre site to reopen as tourist destination in Guyana

Jonestown Massacre site to reopen as tourist destination in Guyana

A South American tour group is turning Jonestown, Guyana, into a travel destination over four decades after it was the scene of th...

Trump isn't ruling out the possibility of a war against Iran

Trump isn't ruling out the possibility of a war against Iran

President-elect Donald Trump isn't ruling out the possibility of a war against Iran during his second term, saying in a recent int...

U.S. and some Taliban condemn move to suspend medical education for women and girls in Afghanistan

U.S. and some Taliban condemn move to suspend medical education for women and girls in Afghanistan

The U.S. government has condemned the Taliban for ordering the suspension of medical education for women and girls in Afghanistan....

India's Gukesh Dommaraju crowned world chess champion, the youngest ever

India's Gukesh Dommaraju crowned world chess champion, the youngest ever

Gukesh Dommaraju became the youngest world chess champion Thursday when he beat champion Ding Liren in the final match of the Worl...

Syria's new leadership blames Assad for pain of Austin Tice's disappearance

Syria's new leadership blames Assad for pain of Austin Tice's disappearance

DAMASCUS, Syria — Syria's new leadership says it holds ousted President Bashar al-Assad responsible for the "pain inflicted" for y...

Inside Assad's luxury palace, a modernist sanctuary from the Syria he tore apart

Inside Assad's luxury palace, a modernist sanctuary from the Syria he tore apart

On the outskirts of Syria's capital Damascus, NBC News got a look at former President Bashar al-Assad's palaces.

American found in Syria says he's a 'pilgrim' who was imprisoned for months

American found in Syria says he's a 'pilgrim' who was imprisoned for months

Travis Timmerman, an American from Missouri who was imprisoned in Syria, told NBC News he had been on a pilgrimage to Damascus. Vi...

Trump invites China's Xi Jinping to his inauguration

Trump invites China's Xi Jinping to his inauguration

President-elect Donald Trump has invited Chinese President Xi Jinping to his inauguration in January, though it's unclear whether ...

Regime change in Syria raises fears for Kurds and the ISIS prisoners they guard

Regime change in Syria raises fears for Kurds and the ISIS prisoners they guard

With the balance of power in northern Syria swinging toward the rebels who toppled the Assad regime, U.S.-backed Kurdish forces an...

2 suspects carrying explosives on a motorcycle killed in blast near a police station in Pakistan

2 suspects carrying explosives on a motorcycle killed in blast near a police station in Pakistan

Police say two suspected militants riding on a motorcycle were killed when an explosive device they were carrying exploded prematu...

Global chemical arms watchdog warns Syria about unaccounted weapons

Global chemical arms watchdog warns Syria about unaccounted weapons

The global chemical weapons watchdog has said that it reminded Syria of its obligations to comply with rules to safeguard certain ...

Surprises and snubs: Who are the 2025 Golden Globe nominees?

Surprises and snubs: Who are the 2025 Golden Globe nominees?

From the surprises to the snubs, the 2025 nominees for the 82nd annual Golden Globe Awards have been announced. NBC News’ Brian Ba...

Belarus’ authoritarian ruler pardons 29 political prisoners amid claims of ongoing repression

Belarus’ authoritarian ruler pardons 29 political prisoners amid claims of ongoing repression

Belarus’ authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko has pardoned 29 political prisoners amid what human rights groups describe as r...

"High-level" cocaine trafficker targeted by U,S. is arrested in Dubai

"High-level" cocaine trafficker targeted by U,S. is arrested in Dubai

Othman El Ballouti, who was sanctioned by the U.S. last year, was held over an international arrest warrant issued by Belgian auth...

Mysterious illness, dubbed "disease X," has killed dozens in Congo, WHO says

Mysterious illness, dubbed "disease X," has killed dozens in Congo, WHO says

The WHO says 406 cases of the disease have been recorded and that more than half of those who died were children younger than 5.

What to know about what just happened in Syria

What to know about what just happened in Syria

After 13 years of Syria’s grinding civil war, the regime of President Bashar al-Assad is gone, the dictator fleeing his country in...

New Taliban decree bans women from medical training: 'devastating decision'

New Taliban decree bans women from medical training: 'devastating decision'

The Taliban issued a new directive that bans women from studying at medical institutions, effectively shutting out women from beco...

Alleged cocaine trafficker at centre of international smuggling operation arrested in Dubai

Alleged cocaine trafficker at centre of international smuggling operation arrested in Dubai

An alleged drug trafficker wanted for his role in an international cocaine smuggling operation through the port of Antwerp, in Bel...

Israel seizes Golan Heights buffer zone after Assad ousted from Syria

Israel seizes Golan Heights buffer zone after Assad ousted from Syria

Israeli forces have seized a buffer zone in the Golan Heights established by a 1974 ceasefire agreement with Syria after a lightni...

Israel launches strikes and ground incursion into Syria after Assad downfall

Israel launches strikes and ground incursion into Syria after Assad downfall

After Syrian rebels took control of Damascus and forced out President Bashar al-Assad’s regime, Israel carried out strikes and lau...

What to know about the toppling of Bashar al-Assad's regime in Syria

What to know about the toppling of Bashar al-Assad's regime in Syria

Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad has fled to Moscow after rebels toppled his regime and took control of the Syrian government over ...

Israel deploys paratroopers to Syria in 'defense activities' after fall of Assad

Israel deploys paratroopers to Syria in 'defense activities' after fall of Assad

Israeli forces released footage of their deployment into Syria following the fall of Bashar Assad's regime.

Nobel Peace Prize winner urges Putin to understand the destructiveness of nuclear weapons

Nobel Peace Prize winner urges Putin to understand the destructiveness of nuclear weapons

Terumi Tanaka, a survivor of the U.S. atomic bombings of Japan and the representative of an organization that won this year’s Nobe...

Inside Notre Dame Cathedral's recovery from its 2019 fire to Saturday's reopening

Inside Notre Dame Cathedral's recovery from its 2019 fire to Saturday's reopening

Saturday was a special day in Paris as Notre Dame Cathedral held its first mass in more than five years after a fire in April 2019...

Cyprus and the US double down on a joint effort to combat financial crimes with more training

Cyprus and the US double down on a joint effort to combat financial crimes with more training

Cyprus and the U.S. say they’re doubling down on a joint effort to crack down on illicit finance with additional training of Cypri...

Tens of thousands of people evacuated as Philippines volcano erupts

Tens of thousands of people evacuated as Philippines volcano erupts

The Philippines' Kanlaon volcano erupted for nearly four minutes, shooting ash 2.5 miles into the sky and prompting the emergency ...

National security adviser Jake Sullivan on rebel takeover of Syria

National security adviser Jake Sullivan on rebel takeover of Syria

President Biden is calling the toppling of Bashar al-Assad's regime in Syria a "moment of historic opportunity." His national secu...

Celebration and uncertainty in Syria after rebels topple Assad dictatorship

Celebration and uncertainty in Syria after rebels topple Assad dictatorship

Syrian rebels are rejoicing after seizing control of the government over the weekend, toppling the dictatorship of Bashar al-Assad...

Eye Opener: Syrians celebrate the fall of Assad regime

Eye Opener: Syrians celebrate the fall of Assad regime

Syrians around the world celebrate the fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime as rebels with ties to terrorism seize control. Police rel...

Zelenskyy open to Western troops providing security for end to war in Ukraine

Zelenskyy open to Western troops providing security for end to war in Ukraine

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he is open to the potential deployment of Western troops in Ukraine to guarantee the ...

Philippine volcano eruption sends villagers fleeing for safety as homes are blanketed in ash

Philippine volcano eruption sends villagers fleeing for safety as homes are blanketed in ash

A large volcano eruption in the Philippines sent a plume of ash and gases up to three kilometers (1.8 miles) high following a powe...

Dutch building explosion kills at least 6, including teenage girl

Dutch building explosion kills at least 6, including teenage girl

The head of the public prosecutors' office told reporters there were unspecified indications it was a criminal act.

Rebels seized control of Syrian capital. And, Trump's 1st post-election TV interview

Rebels seized control of Syrian capital. And, Trump's 1st post-election TV interview

Rebels have seized control of Syria's capital and President Bashar al-Assad fled to Russia. And, President-elect Donald Trump reve...

Who Will Be TIME’s Person of the Year for 2024? See the Shortlist

Who Will Be TIME’s Person of the Year for 2024? See the Shortlist

Ten candidates are in the running for TIME’s 2024 Person of the Year.

Hundreds of Syrians line up at Turkish border crossing, awaiting return home

Hundreds of Syrians line up at Turkish border crossing, awaiting return home

Hundreds of Syrian refugees have gathered at two border crossings in southern Turkey, eagerly anticipating their return to Syria a...

Closing statements begin in the trial of Central African Republic rebels at the Hague

Closing statements begin in the trial of Central African Republic rebels at the Hague

Prosecutors have told the International Criminal Court that they are confident that two alleged leaders of a predominantly Christi...

An explosion at a fuel depot in central Italy kills 2 and injures 9

An explosion at a fuel depot in central Italy kills 2 and injures 9

A fuel depot has exploded in the central Italian region of Tuscan, killing at least two people and injuring nine

Georgia doctors speak out to challenge misinformation on sta...

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Georgia doctors speak out to challenge misinformation on state's abortion law, death of Amber Thurman

Jimmy Carter becomes first president to turn 100

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Jimmy Carter becomes first president to turn 100

Pentagon sending a ‘few thousand’ personnel to Middle East d...

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Pentagon sending a ‘few thousand’ personnel to Middle East day after Biden said he wouldn’t add combat troops

After Shaq, Jay-Z, Beyonce And Others, Tesla Cybertruck Join...

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After Shaq, Jay-Z, Beyonce And Others, Tesla Cybertruck Joins Joins Irvine Police Department's Fleet, Will Be Used For Community Outreach Efforts

Scandals, failed assassinations and political rhetoric: Both...

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Scandals, failed assassinations and political rhetoric: Both sides go high and low

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