US ambassador to the UN Mike Waltz said the move sent a “strong political signal” that Syria was in a “new era”.
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Peru Congress declares Mexican president ‘persona non grata’
The declaration comes days after Peru severed diplomatic ties with Mexico – after it granted asylum to a former Peruvian prime minister.
Elon Musk’s $1tn pay deal approved by Tesla shareholders
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Israel says Hamas returned body of dead Tanzanian hostage
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Boeing criminal case linked to deadly 737 crashes dropped
The judge said he did not believe the decision was in the public interest but he did not have authority to deny the request.
Greek coastguard chief to be prosecuted over deadly migrant shipwreck
Vice Adm Tryfon Kontizas is one of four senior coastguard figures to face manslaughter charges over the 2023 disaster.
Sudan’s RSF paramilitaries agree humanitarian ceasefire
The group issued the statement after an 18-month siege of the city of el-Fasher in the western Darfur region.
Russian soldier sentenced to life in jail in unprecedented Ukrainian trial
In the first ruling of its kind, Dmitry Kurashov was found guilty of killing an unarmed Ukrainian soldier who had surrendered.