The woman at the centre of the mass rape case sees her public trial as a chance to “stand for all victims”.
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Hit by blackouts Cuba’s tourism industry now braces for Trump
Cuba’s hotels, already hit by power cuts, worry that Trump may increase the US’s economic blockade.
Fears loom over India’s ‘Hong Kong’ project on a remote island
Experts say the multi-billion project would be a ‘death sentence’ for the Shompen people.
From Syrian jihadist leader to rebel politician: How Abu Mohammed al-Jawlani reinvented himself
The HTS chief has evolved from jihadist leader to rebel statesman while fighting to overthrow Bashar al-Assad.
Reports of people trapped underground at notorious Syrian prison
It is thought thousands of people could still be trapped in hidden parts of the notorious Saydnaya prison.
Trump vows to end birthright citizenship and pardon US Capitol rioters
He tells NBC he will issue “a lot” of executive orders, including on immigration, once he takes office.
BBC reporter: ‘First time I’ve come to Syria without fear of arrest’
A Syrian herself, Lina Sinjab says this is the first time she’s entered the country “without fear of detention”.
Raygun musical cancelled after viral Olympian’s legal threat
Creator Steph Broadbridge says lawyers for Rachael Gunn sent a cease and desist letter.
What we know about NYC killing of healthcare executive
Police are still working to determine a motive in the killing as the hunt for the gunman expands beyond New York City.
BBC in Umayyad Square amid deafening gunfire
Rebel fighters and members of the public have gathered in Damascus to celebrate the end of President Assad’s regime.