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People celebrate at Umayyad Square in Damascus. — AFP
Rebels hail end of Assad rule in Syria

DAMASCUS: Rebels took Damascus on Sunday after a lightning offensive, sending President Bashar al Assad fleeing and ending five decades of Baath party rule in Syria. Residents in the capital were seen cheering in the streets as the rebel factions heralded the departure of Assad, saying: "We declare the city of Damascus free." Images from Damascus showed rebels firing...
People celebrate at Umayyad Square in Damascus. — AFP

Rebels hail end of Assad rule in Syria
A Syrian man gestures, as people celebrate in Majdal Shams, a Druze village in Golan Heights. — Reuters

UN voices 'cautious hope' for Syria at its 'watershed moment'
People celebrate with anti-government fighters at Umayyad Square in Damascus. — AFP

Nations urge stability as Syrians oust Assad
People gather as they celebrate after Syrian rebels announced that they have ousted Al Assad, in Damascus. — Reuters

Syrians lightning offensive: 11 days to the fall of Damascus
Members of Sudan's armed forces appear for new recruits in the eastern city of Gedaref. — AFP

Sudan rescuers say 28 killed in Khartoum shelling
French President Emmanuel Macron accompanies US president-elect Donald Trump and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky as they leave after a trilateral meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris. — Reuters

Trump calls for immediate Ukraine ceasefire
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INTERNATIONAL VIDEOS
Region
People celebrate at Umayyad Square in Damascus. — AFP

Rebels hail end of Assad rule in Syria

DAMASCUS: Rebels took Damascus on Sunday after a lightning offensive, sending President Bashar al Assad fleeing and ending five decades of Baath party rule in Syria. Residents in the capital were seen cheering in the streets as the rebel factions...

A Syrian man gestures, as people celebrate in Majdal Shams, a Druze village in Golan Heights. — Reuters
UN voices 'cautious hope' for Syria at its 'watershed moment'
People celebrate with anti-government fighters at Umayyad Square in Damascus. — AFP
Nations urge stability as Syrians oust Assad
People gather as they celebrate after Syrian rebels announced that they have ousted Al Assad, in Damascus. — Reuters

Syrians lightning offensive: 11 days to the fall of Damascus
Members of Sudan's armed forces appear for new recruits in the eastern city of Gedaref. — AFP

Sudan rescuers say 28 killed in Khartoum shelling
Local residents cheer as the gather on a street in the Damascus suburb of Jaramana on December 8, 2024

Syrian PM offers support as rebels claim victory
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Americas

Marcelle da Silva Oliveira, left, with family members Emanuelle, top, Valentina, center, Bruna, second from right, and Rebeca, right, in Rio de Janeiro, Nov. 5, 2024.(Dado Galdieri/The New York Times)

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7.0 quake rattles Northern California

NY police hunt for man who killed UnitedHealth executive

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Rutte discusses 'global security' with Trump

Africa

Supporters of presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) party John Mahama celebrate, in Accra. — AFP

Ghana's former president Mahama wins historic election comeback

President Biden meets African leaders in Angola

Why Black Americans searching for their roots should look to Angola

First food trucks in months reach Sudan camp

Egypt's middle class cuts costs as IMF reforms take hold

Europe

French President Emmanuel Macron accompanies US president-elect Donald Trump and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky as they leave after a trilateral meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris. — Reuters

Trump calls for immediate Ukraine ceasefire

Notre Dame reopens five years after shocking blaze

Macron hunts for new PM as Barnier resigns

Starmer vows to 'take UK forward' in reset bid after 150 days

Scholz: Early to consider peacekeepers in Ukraine

Asia
South Korea's main opposition Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung (C) speaks during a press conference at the National Assembly in Seoul. — AFP

South Korean opposition plans new impeachment push

SEOUL: South Korea's main opposition party said on Sunday it will try again to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol after his declaration of martial law. Meanwhile police arrested the defence minister in...
Lawmakers appear during the plenary session for the impeachment vote at the National Assembly in Seoul. — Reuters

South Korea's Yoon survives martial law impeachment

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South Korea’s president apologises but doesn’t resign

South Korean opposition lawmakers and civil society activists hold placards reading 'Impeach Yoon Suk Yeol for rebellion!' during a joint press conference to urge the passage of the impeachment motion of President Yoon Suk Yeol at the National Assembly in Seoul. - AFP

Impeachment looms for South Korea's Yoon

Indian police halt farmers' protest march

Indian police halt farmers' protest march

GLOBAL SPOTLIGHT
Sanitation crisis in Gaza spreads disease

In a sprawling tent encampment in the Gaza Strip, the Israeli bombs fall close enough to hear and feel. But daily life is also a struggle against hunger, cold, and a growing sanitation crisis. A lack of sufficient...

Displaced Palestinians fill jerrycans with seawater for washing and cooking, at the beach in Deir al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip, Oct. 28, 2023.

Gazans flee homes as Israeli strikes resume

10 years after typhoon, Philippine city rises from the ruins

India launches key test for manned orbital mission
Australia
Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok apps are seen on a smartphone in front of an Australian flag, in this illustration taken November 29, 2024.

Australia barred under 16 from social media. Will It Work?

Australia has imposed a sweeping ban on social media for children under 16, one of the world’s most comprehensive measures aimed at safeguarding young people from potential hazards online. But many...
Australia's government introduced a bill that aims to ban social media for children under 16

Australia launches 'landmark' bill to ban social media for children under 16

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Nauru: Third smallest country in the world

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An Australian woman trying to rescue her phone gets stuck between boulders

Australia to offer debt relief for climate-hit nations

Australia to offer debt relief for climate-hit nations

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