This happened while you were sleeping. Here’s what world agencies reported overnight from Monday to Tuesday. Hundreds of people gathered in Magdeburg, the site of a previous Christmas market attack, to pay tribute to the victims and to oppose its political use by the right wing.

The transfer marks the end of an era when Russia played an arguably oversized role in determining which countries could operate in Syria’s contested airspace.

Concurrently, marine traffic monitors show a Vladivostok-bound cargo ship, Ursa Major, previously registered as Sparta III and visually matching the picture published by HUR, moving at a very low speed of little over 1 knot in the open sea between Spain and Algeria.

With Russia’s diminished influence in Syria, Ukraine calls on Israel to reconsider its stance and provide essential defensive weapons and technology.

Ursa Major, built in 2009, sank following an engine room explosion, according to authorities in Moscow. The company operating the cargo vessel is owned by the Russian Ministry of Defence.

Assad, old alliances have crumbled, and global powers are figuring out their relationships with Syria’s new de facto leaders.

Sham, or HTS, made a lightning assault across Syria. Where did the rebels get the cash, weapons and training that made their takeover possible?

A Russian cargo ship that Ukraine claims was sent to Syria to collect weapons has sunk in the Mediterranean Sea, according to officials in Moscow. Two crew members are missing after an engine room explosion sank the Ursa Major between Spain and Algeria, the foreign ministry said. Fourteen other crew were rescued and taken to Spain.

A Russian-flagged cargo vessel has sunk in the Mediterranean Sea, per Russia's foreign ministry. The Ursa Major ship went down after an explosion in the engine room, the ministry said. It comes after Ukraine said Moscow had sent four ships to Russian military bases in Syria.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a meeting of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief today, discussing cooperation between Ukraine and Syria. The meeting focused on relations with Syria after the fall of the regime and the escape of Bashar al-Assad.

Thirty-four people have been evacuated from Syria in an operation carried out by Ukraine's Defence Intelligence and Foreign Affairs Ministry: 31 Ukrainian citizens and three citizens of Syria who are relatives of Ukrainian citizens.