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A nearly complete nuclear reactor constructed covertly during the tenure of the ousted Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad would have had the capacity to produce fissile material potentially usable in nuclear weapons, the head of the UN nuclear watchdog disclosed. Inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) visited two

Russia and North Korea have opened the first road bridge across their shared border, in the latest sign of the rapidly deepening ties between the two countries since the start of the war in Ukraine. The one-kilometre bridge spans the Tumen River between Khasan in Russia’s far east

Thousands of mourners gathered in Belgrade for the funeral of Ratko Mladić, a Serbian general convicted of orchestrating the worst massacre in Europe since the second world war. His return home has raised international alarm. Known as the "Butcher of Bosnia" for his role during the Balkans genocide

China has announced a 54bn dollars (£40bn) capital injection into its financial sector, as Beijing moves to strengthen banks and insurers amid slowing economic growth. Several financial institutions confirmed they will receive billions of yuan in capital from state bodies, including the ministry of finance and the company that oversees

The populist far-right, anti-immigration Alternative für Deutschland has emerged as the winner in a state election in Germany, exit polls have projected, but it remains unclear whether it will be able to form a government and become the first far-right party to gain power at regional or

Indonesia shut down its primary international airport and seven others on Sunday, stranding roughly 170,000 passengers and grounding hundreds of flights after Mount Anak Krakatau ejected volcanic ash and lava from a distance exceeding 150km. Classes in schools across Jakarta were moved online on Monday, according to a city