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Germany halts asylum proceedings for Syrians – DW – 12/09/2024

A day after the collapse of the Assad regime in Syria, debate began in Germany about the possible return of Syrian migrants and asylum-seekers to their home country. Senior leaders of Germany’s opposition Christian Democratic Union (CDU), and its Bavarian sister party Christian Social Union (CSU), suggested encouraging Syrians to return to their homeland. “As a first step, […]

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Families search Syria’s Sednaya Prison for loved ones after al-Assad’s fall | Syria’s War News

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Rescue teams and relatives of disappeared people in Syria are searching for their loved ones at the notorious Sednaya Prison in Damascus after the fall of President Bashar al-Assad’s government. An intense search was under way at the jail on Monday for “hidden underground cells, reportedly holding detainees”, said the White Helmets rescue group, which dispatched emergency teams

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Haiti gang killed 110 people over witchcraft accusation, rights group says

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The killings are a personal vendetta of a gang boss who believed witchcraft caused his son’s death, according to RNDDH. At least 110 people were killed over the weekend in one of the poorest neighbourhoods of Haiti’s capital, a leading human rights group has said, attributing the killings to a personal vendetta by a local

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Stunned Iranian Officials Try to Distance Their Country From Assad

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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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Israeli military enters Golan Heights as Netanyahu warns off Syrian militants – POLITICO

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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 around the world celebrate the fall of Bashar al-Assad | Syria’s War News

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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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Norris wins Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, McLaren clinch F1 Constructors’ title

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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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Australia beat India by 10 wickets in Adelaide Test to level series 1-1

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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 Korea arrests ex-defense minister over martial law – DW – 12/08/2024

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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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Explosion in a residential area of The Hague kills at least 3 people and injures others

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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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