Friday, 28 November, 2025 , 16:21 AFP — France is to start stopping boats at sea before they take migrants across the Channel bound for southern England, local officials said Friday, in a change in strategy after intense pressure from the UK.

Thursday, 27 November, 2025 , 20:22 AFP — Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa said on Thursday that protesters had "legitimate demands", state media reported, days after thousands took to the streets to denounce violence against the country's Alawite minority.

Thursday, 27 November, 2025 , 18:32 AFP — Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi on Thursday said she was permanently barred from leaving Iran, in a birthday message to her teenage twins who she has not seen for over a decade.

Thursday, 27 November, 2025 , 14:14 AFP — Iraq said on Thursday it would investigate an attack on an Emirati-owned gas complex in the autonomous Kurdistan region, which disrupted gas supplies and caused power cuts.

Wednesday, 26 November, 2025 , 23:11 AFP — A drone strike on Wednesday targeted an Emirati-owned gas complex in Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region, disrupting the gas supply to the region's power plants, local authorities said.

Wednesday, 26 November, 2025 , 22:33 AFP — A drone strike on Wednesday targeted an Emirati-owned gas complex in Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region, disrupting the gas supply to the region's power plants, local authorities said.

Wednesday, 26 November, 2025 , 21:47 AFP — A drone strike on Wednesday targeted an Emirati-owned gas complex in Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region, disrupting the gas supply to the region's power plants, local authorities said.

Wednesday, 26 November, 2025 , 21:26 AFP — A drone strike on Wednesday targeted an Emirati-owned gas complex in Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region, disrupting gas supply to the region's power plants, local authorities said.

Monday, 24 November, 2025 , 18:52 AFP — Turkish lawmakers from a committee tasked with fleshing out the peace process with the Kurds visited PKK founder Abdullah Ocalan in prison for the first time on Monday, the presidency of the National Assembly said in a statement.

Thursday, 20 November, 2025 , 09:29 AFP — Kurdish forces killed two Syrian soldiers in overnight clashes in the country's northeast, the defence ministry said Thursday, with the Kurds saying they were targeting positions used by the Islamic State group.