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Syrians who have rebuilt their lives abroad face uncertainty over their futures amid hardening of attitudes

The Rwanda-backed M23 militia captured most of the key eastern DR Congo town of Uvira late on Wednesday, in a move Burundi called a "middle finger" to the United States after the signing of a peace deal in Washington a week ago.

Italian cooking and its biocultural diversity has been recognised by UNESCO on its list of intangible cultural heritage, in a world first. The move rewards how the country celebrates cuisine as a communal activity and applauds its anti-waste approach to recipes.

A global change in direction is necessary to help secure a healthy planet, according to a new UN report.

Aid deliveries into Gaza are falling short of the amount agreed upon in the U.S.-brokered ceasefire, according to an Associated Press analysis

Rwanda-backed rebel group M23 says it has taken control of the strategic city of Uvira

Italian cooking added to ‘intangible cultural heritage’ list after campaign by Giorgia Meloni’s far-right government

An Italian liqueur sold in supermarkets across the country has been recalled after it was discovered the drink may contain glass

The two European Nato countries clash in the third cod war over fishing rights in the Atlantic

Italian food is known and loved around the world for its fresh ingredients and palate-pleasing tastes, but the U.N.’s cultural agency is giving foodies another reason to celebrate their pizza, pasta and tiramisu by listing Italian cooking as part of the world’s “intangible” cultural heritage

A separatist group has seized control of an oil-rich region in southern Yemen, threatening to reignite the country's civil war