Macron picks centrist Bayrou as French PM in bid to end political instability -- François Bayrou is the fourth prime minister this year, after Michel Barnier was ousted last week.

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Jubilant Syrians crowd squares for victory rallies -- Syrians heeded the rebels' call to celebrate victory over the Assad regime which collapsed on Sunday. -- Middle East

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Israeli army prepares to stay on border peak of Mt Hermon for winter -- Israel seized control of a buffer zone between the Golan Heights and Syria after the fall of Bashar al-Assad. -- Middle East

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Just now -- Man released after arrest over Kyran Durnin murder -- Kyran, who was six when last seen alive, was reported missing from his home in Drogheda in August. -- Just now -- Europe

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New York grand jury begins hearing Mangione case - report -- Luigi Mangione's lawyer is fighting his extradition from Pennsylvania, where he's currently being held, to New York. -- US & Canada

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Russia launches huge attack on Ukraine's energy infrastructure -- The Kremlin says the strikes were in response to Kyiv using US-made missiles to attack its territory.

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Bloody siege ends Myanmar army control of western border -- Insurgents seized Myanmar's border with Bangladesh in one of the bloodiest battles of the civil war.

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Bolivia extradites former anti-drugs chief to US on drug trafficking charges -- Maximiliano Dávila is accused of facilitating cocaine smuggling to the United States.

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François Bayrou commands respect - but can he save France from crisis? -- It is hard to see how he can avoid the same man-traps that felled his predecessor, writes Hugh Schofield.

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Trump says Syria is 'not our fight' - staying out may not be so easy -- The incoming US president has vowed not to involve America in foreign conflicts, but Assad's dramatic fall has upended the region's balance of power.

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Former Syria prison head charged with torture in US -- Samir Ousman Alsheikh is accused of torturing and ordering the torture of prisoners at Adra Prison.

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After 50 years of Assad cruelty, Syrians search for dead loved ones - and closure -- BBC international editor Jeremy Bowen finds Syrians desperate for answers about the missing and a reckoning for their killers.

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'I wish he'd lived to see new Syria' - Crowds bury anti-Assad activist -- Mazen al-Hamada, who returned to Syria from the Netherlands, had publicly testified on the torture he faced while in prison.

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Inside Aleppo, the first city to fall to Syrian rebels -- Residents of the the city that was ravaged by civil war seem keen to get rid of the symbols of the Assad regime.

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Steven Bartlett sharing harmful health misinformation in Diary of CEO podcast -- Disproven health claims are accepted with little challenge by host on number one podcast, BBC investigation finds.

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'Thankless job' - why trainee Kenyan doctors are taking their own lives -- A doctors' union says long hours for little or no pay is leaving trainee medics with poor mental health.

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Biden issues 39 presidential pardons and commutes 1,500 sentences -- The White House says it is the highest number of presidential acts of clemency in a single day.

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Niger's military rulers suspend BBC broadcasts -- The move follows reports of a jihadist attack said to have killed 91 soldiers and 50 civilians.

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China jails former national football team head coach for bribery -- Li Tie, who also played for Everton in the English Premier League, was handed a 20-year sentence.

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Bolivian shamans refuse to leave shacks on deadly cliff edge -- Locals call the shacks "suicide homes" with authorities planning a forced evacuation if necessary. -- Latin America

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Jeremy Bowen: Assad's palace, once a symbol of power, now an empty shell -- The BBC's international editor returns to Bashar al-Assad's presidential palace, where he interviewed him in 2015. -- Middle East

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Watch: Small plane split in two in crash on US highway -- Four people, including the pilot, have been taken to hospital in Victoria, Texas. -- US & Canada

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Customer recounts moment he saw CEO murder suspect -- Larry had been joking with his friends about a man who looked like the suspect. -- US & Canada

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Relatives of those killed and imprisoned react after Assad's fall -- Some Syrians are hopeful that loved ones detained under the Assad regime may still be alive. -- Middle East

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Explained: India's controversial Places of Worship law -- India's top court is hearing petitions against a1991 law that protects the character of religious places. -- Asia

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Moment of relief as Romania and Bulgaria join EU border-free zone -- Seventeen years after joining the EU, the two countries are given the green light to join the Schengen zone. -- Europe

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Australia turns to rugby to curb China influence in PNG -- Papua New Guinea will join Australia's rugby league in exchange for allegiance on security matters. -- Australia

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More jobs and no 'nuisance taxes' - Ghanaians' great expectations -- John Mahama was elected on his pledges to solve the economic crisis but won't find it easy, analysts say. -- Africa

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What just happened in Syria and who's in charge? -- Syria's PM says his former cabinet is working with the rebels who toppled President Assad. -- Middle East

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Syria in maps: Who controls the country now Assad has gone? -- A visual guide to the latest developments after Syrian rebels toppled President Bashar al-Assad 13 years after the start of the country's civil war. -- Middle East

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An Post confident over Christmas deliveries despite 150k backlog -- The backlog is due to Holyhead Port's closure caused by damage following Storm Darragh. -- Europe

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