Iranians watched in astonishment over the weekend as the reign of their nation’s longtime political and military ally, Bashar al-Assad, came to a crashing end. By Sunday, the reckoning had arrived as officials and pundits recognized that Iran was taken by surprise, and they hurried to distance Iran from a tyrant the country had supported […]
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HTS emerged from a former al-Qaida affiliate, and while Jolani has distanced himself from the terrorist group and projects modernity, Israel remains on high alert for threats to its security emerging from the chaos in Syria. On Saturday, the chief of staff of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Lt.-Gen. Herzi Halevi, said on a visit
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Syrians gathered in cities around the world to celebrate the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s government with chants and prayers after opposition fighters entered the capital Damascus following a stunning advance. The Syrian opposition said that it had defeated al-Assad’s regime in the early hours of Sunday, forcing the ousted president to flee the country. Russian
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Lando Norris’s victory in the UAE allows McLaren to win the Formula One Constructors’ championship for the first time since 1998. Lando Norris has won the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix to secure McLaren’s first Formula One Constructors’ title since 1998 after teammate Oscar Piastri collided with Max Verstappen on the opening lap and finished
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Hosts level 1-1 on the third day after India slump to 175 all out in the second of the five-match Border-Gavaskar series. Pat Cummins’s first five-wicket haul at the Adelaide Oval has led Australia to a comprehensive 10-wicket win in the second Test against India, helping the hosts level the five-match series at 1-1. The
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South Korean police arrested former Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun on Sunday for his alleged role in President Yoon Suk Yeol’s attempt to impose martial law, according to Yonhap News Agency. Kim was considered a key figure in Tuesday’s short-lived martial law decree. He had already resigned as defense minister. Police have launched an investigation into Kim, as well
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THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — An explosion and fire rocked a neighborhood in the Dutch city of The Hague on Saturday, killing three people and injuring other people and destroying several apartments, according to authorities. The cause of the disaster was unclear. Mayor Jan van Zanen said investigators were looking into “all possibilities.” Police said
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Pakistan has once again been shaken by protests, with Imran Khan, the country’s jailed ex-prime minister, at their epicentre. This time, the state has responded with a technologically sophisticated crackdown, with digital blackouts and restrictions on social media. Contributors:Shahzeb Jillani – Journalist, Dawn NewsRabia Mehmood – Managing editor, New Wave GlobalMunizae Jahangir – Editor, voicepk
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The staggering impact our global food system is having on the planet’s biodiversity. When most of us think about species’ extinction, the images that come to mind are of big predators like tigers or bears that are endangered, or vast swaths of forest habitat being razed along with the creatures in it. But how about
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President Bashar al-Assad’s political survival was under threat on Saturday as his government battled opposition rebellions around the country and one of his most important allies, Iran, pared back military support. By Saturday morning, the main rebel offensive that began on Nov. 27 had reached the outskirts of the strategic city of Homs, only about
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