54 minutes ago Moment German Christmas market 'attacker' calmly drinks beer and eats shrimp hours before atrocity that left five people including boy, aged nine, dead

Appearing smiling and relaxed, this is the moment Taleb Al Abdulmohsen waltzed into a snack bar just 24 hours before his alleged killing spree which left four woman and a child dead.

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1 hour ago Syria has been liberated from Russia and Iran – but outsiders still threaten its new freedom | Robin Yassin

After the fall of the Assad regime, the country now faces challenges from Turkey, Israel and the enmity of the westRobin Yassin-Kassab is co-author of Burning Country: Syrians in Revolution and War and English editor of the Isis Prisons MuseumThe liberation of Syria was long hoped for, but unexpected. Over the past weeks, Syrians have experienced the full range of human emotions, with the exception of boredom. On the first two Assad-free Fridays, millions of celebrants swelled the streets to chant and sing and speak formerly forbidden truths. There was a huge presence of women, who had been less visible during the years of war. Relatives are meeting again and assuaging their pain as hundreds of thousands return from the camps of exile.At the same time, millions are having to accept at last that their loved ones have been tortured to death. It now appears that most of the 130,000 lost in Bashar al-Assad’s prisons (a bare minimum figure) are dead. Dozens of mass graves have already be...

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2 hours ago What we know so far after three minutes of terror on German Christmas market leaves five dead

The suspect, a 50-year-old Saudi exile whose name has been reported as Taleb al-Abdulmohsen, has been remanded into custody over the attack that has shaken Germany

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3 hours ago Woman who suffered brain haemorrhage makes 'common sense' plea to bus drivers

"It is their duty to take care of us - I don't think I'm being unreasonable"

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3 hours ago German Christmas market attack – latest: Suspect appears in court as leaders heckled over ‘security failings’

Nine-year-old child among five dead with 200 other people injured in attack, including 40 critical

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3 hours ago Dewi Lake in danger of missing entire Six Nations as Warren Gatland dealt blow

The Wales captain needs surgery on a bicep injury that he suffered in training

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4 hours ago Man dies after being found injured on Scots street as cops make arrest

The victim was found injured within pub at around 2.45am this morning but was pronounced dead in hospital a short time later.

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4 hours ago Man shoots and dismembers wife then calls cops to say 'she's still blinking'

Joseph Parker casually admitted to a 911 operator that he launched the attack on his 44-year-old wife, Samantha at their home in Springfield, Tennessee but told them 'she's not dead'

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5 hours ago Tyson Fury's massive net worth boost despite losing chunk of prize money after Oleksandr Usyk blow

Tyson Fury was controversially beaten once again by Oleksandr Usyk on Saturday evening in a lucrative bout that was set to earn the British heavyweight boxer millions

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5 hours ago Stampedes in Nigeria leave at least 32 dead in a rush to get Christmas gifts

Nigerian police say the death toll from stampedes during two Christmas charity events has increased from 13 to 32

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