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We hear how a man's search for his birth mother ended in an unexpected but familiar place - his favourite local bakery. Vamarr Hunter was shocked to discover that the bakery's owner, whose company and motherly advice he'd enjoyed for years, was the woman who'd given him up for ad ... Show More

President Trump has said he will impose additional 100% import tariffs on Chinese goods by next month, and put export controls on any and all critical software. He said this was in response to China placing new restrictions on exports of crucial rare earth minerals. The news led ... Show More

Tens of thousands of Gazans make the long walk back to where they once lived after a ceasefire comes into force. Meanwhile, families in Israel wait for the return of the last remaining hostages held by Hamas. The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded to Venezuela's opposition leader, Marí ... Show More

The UN’s top envoy in the Middle East condemns a deadly strike inside Gaza’s humanitarian zoneWar-torn Syria falls deeper into crisis, warn UN rights expertsNicaragua’s people left “defenceless” in the face of grave rights violations 

The National has learnt US officials held several rounds of direct talks with Hamas leaders in Qatar in January. The UK government has lifted dozens of sanctions on Syria. The EU's 27 leaders met in Brussels on Thursday for emergency talks on boosting defence spending.   This epi ... Show More

Syria has formed a new government. The US has launched a new offensive on the Houthi rebels in Yemen, but experts have told The National that it is not an effective strategy. And tensions have flared between Israel and Lebanon after Beirut was bombed at the weekend.     This epis ... Show More

The Israel Defense Forces confirmed it has troops operating in Syrian territory beyond the demilitarized buffer zone between Syria and the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights. It added that its strikes were to prevent weapons falling "into the hands of extremists" as Syria transitions ... Show More

Gaza crisis: Amid winter storms, humanitarians appeal for full aid accessLibya mass graves discovery reveals extent of human trafficking miseryTo Syria, where UN investigators hear victims of the Assad regime say, ‘We all have someone missing'  

António Guterres, the secretary-general of the UN, called for an “immediate humanitarian ceasefire” in Gaza, and “the unconditional release of all hostages”. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. 

Iran warns of a decisive response to any attacks after threats made by US President Donald Trump, in the aftermath of military strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has instructed a negotiating team to prepare for the continuation of Gaza c ... Show More