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BBC News 'I wish he'd lived to see new Syria' - Crowds bury anti-Assad activist

Mazen al-Hamada, who returned to Syria from the Netherlands, had publicly testified on the torture he faced while in prison.

BBC News Nato must switch to a wartime mindset, warns secretary general

Mark Rutte urged members to "turbocharge" their defence spending to prevent future war with Russia.

BBC News US man found wandering near Damascus after months in Syrian prison

Mr Timmerman told CBS that he was detained upon entering Syria seven months ago.

BBC News Nato must switch to a wartime mindset, warns secretary general

Mark Rutte urged members to "turbocharge" their defence spending to prevent future war with Russia.

BBC News Inside Aleppo, the first city to fall to Syrian rebels

Residents of the the city that was ravaged by civil war seem keen to get rid of the symbols of the Assad regime.

BBC News After 50 years of Assad cruelty, Syrians search for dead loved ones - and closure

BBC international editor Jeremy Bowen finds Syrians desperate for answers about the missing and a reckoning for their killers.

BBC News Macron to name new French PM on Friday in bid to restore stability

Macron had been expected to appoint a PM on Thursday, after Michel Barnier was ousted eight days ago.

BBC News Nato must switch to a wartime mindset, warns secretary general

Mark Rutte urged members to "turbocharge" their defence spending to prevent future war with Russia.

BBC News Biden issues 39 presidential pardons and commutes 1,500 sentences

The White House says it is the highest number of presidential acts of clemency in a single day.

BBC News Macron to announce new French PM in bid to restore stability

The French president is hoping to end political turmoil eight days after MPs ousted Michel Barnier as PM.

BBC News Assisted dying now accounts for one in 20 Canada deaths

For the first time, the annual report delved into race and ethnic data of those who underwent assisted dying.

BBC News Indian teen becomes youngest world chess champion

Gukesh Dommaraju defeated defending chess champion Ding Liren of China in a nail-biter final game.

BBC News Rape inquiry linked by Swedish media to Mbappé closed

Authorities said there was not enough evidence to pursue the investigation into the alleged Stockholm attack.

BBC News Donald Trump named Time Person of the Year again

The Republican president-elect also won the award in 2016 after he first won the presidency.

BBC News Watch: Jeremy Bowen returns to Assad's presidential palace

The BBC's international editor returns to Bashar al-Assad's presidential palace, where he interviewed him in 2015.

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