Diana Magnay

Iraqi troops backed by the United States have siezed control of Mosul university from so-called Islamic State militants.

Donald Trump has declared he may lift sanctions against Russia – and abandon the One China policy which doesn’t recognise a separate Taiwan.

In Syria, the Russian-brokered truce appears to be largely holding, despite various flashpoints around the country.

The Syrian army has announced a nationwide ceasefire beginning at midnight tonight – paving the way for talks aimed at ending the conflict.

Winter is tough for Britain’s wildlife, with shorter days and food in short supply. But it turns out for many species summer isn’t much better.

A Russian military plane with 92 people on board, including members of the world-famous Alexandrov army choir – has crashed into the Black Sea. The aircraft came down minutes after taking off from the town of Sochi on its way to Russia’s air base in Syria. The Russian president Vladimir Putin has declared a national…

After five years of brutal conflict the Syrian Army declares Aleppo is back under their control. The last rebel fighters have left the city but the war is far from over.

To Syria, where, in the last few hours, buses have resumed the evacuation of civilians, doctors and rebels from East Aleppo after they’d endured a punishing 24 hour wait in freezing conditions.

Russia, Iran and Turkey say they’re ready to broker a deal to end the Syrian war after talks in Moscow held without the United States or the UN. The meeting went ahead despite yesterday’s assassination of Russia’s ambassador to Turkey by an off-duty police officer who shouted “don’t forget Aleppo”.

German police have confirmed that nine people have died and up to 50 are injured after an articulated lorry drove into a crowded Christmas market, near Berlin’s Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church.

Their coffins draped in the Turkish flag, Istanbul’s police force today began to bury its dead. 30 of their number died in last night’s double bombing near a sports arena. A Kurdish militant group has claimed responsibility which has provoked a furious response from the Turkish government – the Interior minister vowing vengeance.

Russia is claiming that just 7 per cent of East Aleppo remains in rebel-held hands, as Syrian government troops continue their advance deeper into the city. Diana Magnay reports.

In Iraq, up to 100 people have been killed in a suicide truck bomb attack on a petrol station near the city of Hilla. It’s believed that most of the victims were Shia pilgrims – many from Iran.

Its been lambasted for recently calling three judges “enemies of the people” after they ruled that Parliament had to be consulted before Brexit. Now the Daily Mail – which has been targeted by a campaign group calling on advertisers to “Stop Funding Hate” – could be losing revenue because of its stance.

At least seven people were killed when a rush-hour tram derailed at speed in south London this morning. More than 50 others were injured and the London Mayor, Sadiq Khan, has warned that the number of deaths could rise. Diana Magnay reports.