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Reuters Interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa said he hoped the move would be the start of “a new history for Syria” Syria’s interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa has signed a constitutional declaration covering a five-year transitional period, three months after his Islamist group led the rebel offensive that overthrew Bashar al-Assad. The document says Islam is the … Read more

Passengers on an American Airlines flight were evacuated onto the tarmac of a Colorado airport as a fire broke out on the plane, sending smoke billowing into the air. No injuries were reported in the incident. Footage of the evacuation online showed passengers huddled on the wing of the commercial airliner, some holding bags, with … Read more

Natalie Sherman & Faarea Masud Business reporters, BBC News Getty Images US President Donald Trump has threatened a 200% tariff on any alcohol coming to the US from the European Union (EU) in the latest twist of an escalating trade war. The threat is a response to the EU’s plans for a 50% tax on … Read more

Orla Guerin BBC News, Goma Freddy Mukuza / Facebook Rapper Freddy Mukuza, who was married with two children, was moving house on the day he was killed Freddy Mukuza’s final moments were witnessed by a friend, who stood helpless, 50m (160 ft) away. When he heard that Freddy had been shot – by M23 rebels … Read more

James Landale Reporting fromKyiv, Ukraine Getty Images Russian President Vladimir Putin said he agreed with the idea of a ceasefire in Ukraine, but that “questions” remained about the nature of a truce as he set out a number of tough conditions. The Russian president was responding to a plan for a 30-day ceasefire, which Ukraine … Read more

Jeremy Bowen International editor BBC The president of Poland, Andrzej Duda, has repeated his call for the US to base nuclear weapons on Polish soil. In the presidential palace in Warsaw, he told me that it would make Poland stronger and safer, as it faces Russia. Viewed from Poland, President Putin’s Russia is a clear … Read more

Laura Gozzi and Paul Kirby BBC News Watch: Putin responds to US ceasefire proposal Russia is ready for a halt in fighting, says Vladimir Putin, but “there are nuances”. Those nuances that he laid out ahead of talks with US envoys at the Kremlin are so key to his thinking they could scupper any hope … Read more

Vladimir Putin has said he agrees the fighting in Ukraine must end, but added any ceasefire plan must lead to an “enduring peace”. Speaking at a news conference on Wednesday in Moscow, the Russian president thanked US President Donald Trump for his intervention in the conflict. He said while we was open to the US … Read more

A Connecticut man whose stepmother allegedly held him captive for 20 years escaped by setting fire to the small room he was held in, officials said. Authorities responded to the fire and rescued the emaciated 32-year-old man from a 72 sq-foot (6.7 sq metre) room. The alleged captive weighed 68 pounds (30 kilograms) upon his … Read more

Reuters The rise is attributed to increasing scepticism about immunisation The number of measles cases in the European region doubled last year to reach the highest level in 25 years, health officials say. A joint report by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the UN children’s fund, Unicef, said children under the age of five … Read more