Following reports in Turkish media, a Kremlin spokesman denies Asma al-Assad wants to divorce her husband and leave Russia.
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Ex-Israeli agents reveal how pager attacks were carried out
Devices rigged with explosives killed and wounded thousands of people in Lebanon.
Hollywood stars support Blake Lively over legal complaint
Lively’s co-stars from 2005 film The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants say they “stand with her”.
Luigi Mangione pleads not guilty to murdering healthcare CEO
The 26-year-old suspect is facing separate federal charges that could lead to a death sentence.
Biden commutes most federal death sentences
The president condemns the murderers but says the death penalty at federal level “must stop”.
‘It’s pure beauty’ – Italy’s largest medieval mosaics restored
The mosaics in Monreale cathedral, in Sicily, span over 6,400 sq m and contain 2.2 kilos of solid gold.
Watch: 90-year-old with Parkinson’s enters weightlifting contest
The woman lifted 45kg with family cheering her on, at a contest organised for the elderly in Taipei.
Watch: Abseiling Santa descends from Guatemala bridge to deliver toys
A firefighter dressed as Santa abseils down a bridge in Guatemala City to give gifts to children.
Watch: BBC reporter returns to childhood home destroyed in Syria civil war
Feras Killani grew up in Yarmouk in Damascus, which saw brutal fighting between rebel and government forces.
Rome to regulate Trevi Fountain crowds after restoration
The landmark has been given a spruce-up ahead of the Roman Catholic Church’s jubilee, which begins on Tuesday.