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Syria

Syria’s Sharaa in Aleppo a year after fall of second city

President Ahmed al-Sharaa visited Syria's northern city of Aleppo Saturday as the country marks a year since a lightning Islamist-led offensive that eventually toppled longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad last December. The Islamist alliance, led by Sharaa, entered Aleppo on November 29 last year and swiftly took control of Syria's second…

bubmagNovember 29, 2025

Ukraine

Ukraine’s Oil Strikes Are Hurting Russia’s War Economy

By RFE/RL staff - Nov 29, 2025, 10:00 AM CST Ukraine’s deep-strike drones have hit half of Russia’s major oil and gas facilities, reducing refining capacity and fueling domestic fuel shortages. New long-range systems like the Lyutiy drone and mass FPV swarms let Kyiv strike targets daily and repeatedly, complicating…

bubmagNovember 29, 2025

Turkish Refugee Camp

Hundreds of children flee to Tawila camp amid violence in Sudan’s west Darfur

This photo released by UNICEF shows displaced children and families from el-Fasher at a displacement camp where they sought refuge from fighting between government forces. - Copyright © africanews AP Photo Last updated: 29/11 - 16:51 Al-Fashir Sudan’s Tawila refugee camp has become a lifeline for hundreds of children separated…

bubmagNovember 29, 2025

Twinfluencer

Influencer Niamh Cullen pays tribute to husband who died aged 33

Influencer Niamh Cullen has paid an emotional tribute to her late husband following his death at the age of 33. Jamie Gill died overnight, days after the couple celebrated their one-year wedding anniversary. The couple married in Borgo di Tragliata in Italy last November. On her social media platforms, Niamh…

bubmagNovember 29, 2025

Volodymyr Zelensky

Zelensky faces political peril as corruption scandal consumes top aide

Democracy Dies in Darkness Beset by scandal at home and under U.S. pressure to reach a deal to end the Russian invasion, he is facing one of the most hazardous moments of his presidency. November 29, 2025 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky attends a news conference in Ankara, Turkey, on Nov.…

bubmagNovember 29, 2025

Plastic Pollution

Are biodegradable plastics really worth the hype?

(Image credit: MB Photography via Getty Images) The global annual production of plastics rose to 400 million metric tons in 2022 and is projected to double by 2050. Many items produced are single-use, and less than 10% of plastic waste is recycled. In August 2025 more than 2,600 participants from United…

bubmagNovember 29, 2025

Syria

Since Assad’s Fall, Many Families of the Forcibly Disappeared Still Lack Answers

Maryam Hassan sits on a couch in her home in Jdeidet Artouz, a suburb of Syria’s capital Damascus, her voice soft but steady as she speaks. She raises her eyes to look upon a photograph of Younes and Mohammed al-Muqbil, her husband and teenage son, whom she last saw on…

bubmagNovember 29, 2025

Water Pollution

Water pollution in DRC attributed to Chinese mining company

Some of the polluted water discharged into the city. Screenshot from the video “LUBUMBASHI: Polluted water discharged by CDM is now putting lives at risk” on the Triomphe TV YouTube channel While areas rich in rare minerals may be a blessing for the economies of countries like the Democratic Republic…

bubmagNovember 29, 2025

Ukraine

The Case for Trump’s Russia-Ukraine Peace Plan

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bubmagNovember 29, 2025

Joe Biden

Trump vs. the Democrats on Affordability

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bubmagNovember 29, 2025

Syria’s Sharaa in Aleppo a year after fall of second city

Ukraine’s Oil Strikes Are Hurting Russia’s War Economy

Hundreds of children flee to Tawila camp amid violence in Sudan’s west Darfur

Influencer Niamh Cullen pays tribute to husband who died aged 33

Zelensky faces political peril as corruption scandal consumes top aide

Are biodegradable plastics really worth the hype?

Since Assad’s Fall, Many Families of the Forcibly Disappeared Still Lack Answers

Water pollution in DRC attributed to Chinese mining company

The Case for Trump’s Russia-Ukraine Peace Plan

Trump vs. the Democrats on Affordability

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