Iranian embassy stormed in Damascus
Iran’s embassy in the Syrian capital was stormed by rebels on Sunday following their capture of Damascus and the fall of Iran-allied Bashar al-Assad, Iranian state TV reported.
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Moscow is still ready to help Syrians but civil war is their burden alone, says lawmaker
Syrians will have to cope with a full-scale civil war alone, Konstantin Kosachyov, deputy chairman of Russia’s upper house of parliament said on Sunday, while suggesting that Moscow was ...
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Whereabouts of Syria’s Assad unknown with army officers saying he boarded flight
Mystery surrounded the whereabouts of Bashar al-Assad, who was no longer in Damascus when rebels captured the Syrian capital on Sunday, ending more than five decades of his family’s ...
South Korea martial law fallout deepens as prosecutors close in on president, ex-defence minister
By Hyunjoo Jin and Josh Smith
South Korea’s leadership crisis deepened on Sunday as prosecutors named President Yoon Suk Yeol as a subject of a criminal investigation over last ...
Syrian rebel chief: former PM will supervise state bodies until hand over
Syrian state institutions will be supervised by former Prime Minister Mohammed Jalali until they are handed over, rebel leader Abu Mohammed al-Golani said on Sunday, signalling efforts to secure an ...
French borrowing costs rise above Greece for the first time in 12 years
French borrowing costs rose above those of Greece for the first time on December 2, as Michel Barnier’s government teetered on the brink of collapse, underlining a dramatic shift in ...
UK facing increased hostile activity in cyberspace, security official warns
Britain’s cyber security chief warned of a rise in hostile activity in the country’s cyberspace, with the number of incidents handled by officials rising by 16 per cent in 2024 ...
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Syrian rebels topple President Assad, difficult times lie ahead
By Suleiman Al-Khalidi and Timour Azhari
Syrian rebels declared they had ousted President Bashar al-Assad after seizing control of Damascus on Sunday, forcing him to flee and ending his family’...
Lebanese man missing for 40 years freed from Syrian prison, family says
Muammar Al-Ali knew at once that the bearded man filmed after being freed by Syrian rebels from a prison in Hama when the city fell to them this week was ...
Hamas releases video claiming to show living hostage
Hamas released a video claiming to show Israeli hostage Matan Zangauker in captivity on Saturday.
In the video a man who introduces himself as Matan Zangauker, 24, can be seen pleading ...
One killed, three hurt in apartment collapse in The Hague
One person died, three were injured and an unknown number of people were missing after a building in The Hague collapsed on Saturday following explosions and a fire, the mayor ...
TikTok set to be banned in the US after losing appeal
A U.S. federal appeals court on Friday upheld a law requiring Chinese-based ByteDance to divest its popular short video app TikTok in the United States by early next year ...
Italy’s La Scala opens season with Verdi opera about tragedy of war
Milan’s famed La Scala opera house kicks off its new season on Saturday with a Giuseppe Verdi drama adapted to the modern day to tell the tragedy of war, ...
Vote to impeach South Korea’s president fails after boycott by ruling party MPs
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol survived an impeachment motion in the opposition-led parliament on Saturday that was prompted by his short-lived attempt to impose martial law this week, after ...
Notre-Dame Cathedral reopens on Saturday, five years after fire
Paris’ Notre-Dame Cathedral reopens its doors on Saturday, five-and-a-half years after it was ravaged by a devastating fire that destroyed its spire and roof and brought the entire Gothic masterpiece ...
Syrian rebels quicken momentum as Assad tries to shore up defence
Syrian rebels readied to press their lightning advance on Saturday as government forces buttressed collapsing frontlines and bombarded the insurgents’ positions around Homs, in a bid to save President Bashar ...
Police believe gunman who killed insurance CEO has left New York City
New York City police believe the man who fatally shot a UnitedHealth UNH.N top executive has left the city, Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said on Friday, as the hunt ...
Merseyside derby called off because of Storm Darragh
The Premier League clash between Everton and Liverpool has been postponed due to adverse weather conditions, hosts Everton said on Saturday.
The Merseyside derby, scheduled later on Saturday at Goodison ...
UK manufacturing PMI sinks to 9-month low as orders dry up
A gauge of British manufacturing activity pointed to the sharpest contraction in nine months, as orders from domestic and foreign customers fell and ongoing supply chain disruption pushed up costs.
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Biden’s Hunter pardon came after circumstances changed, White House says
US President Joe Biden changed his mind about pardoning his son Hunter because “circumstances have changed,” the White House said on Friday.
Biden’s pardon of his son on Monday ...
Burkina Faso junta fires prime minister, dissolves government
Burkina Faso’s ruling junta has dismissed interim Prime Minister Apollinaire Joachim Kyelem de Tambela and dissolved the government, a decree issued by the office of military leader Ibrahim Traore ...
Former Allianz employee spared prison time over $7 billion funds collapse
A former Allianz fund manager was spared prison time on Friday over his role in a meltdown of private investment funds sparked by the Covid-19 pandemic that caused an estimated $7 ...
Clashes break out in Athens after march to mark 2008 student killing by police
Clashes broke out between police and protesters in Athens on Friday after thousands marched to mark the 16th anniversary of the police killing of a teenage boy, whose death triggered ...
Iraq considers Syria intervention as rebels advance
Iraqi Shi’ite Muslim ruling parties and armed groups are weighing the pros and cons of armed intervention in Syria, viewing as a grave threat the advance of Sunni Islamist ...