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The Syrian government collapsed early Sunday morning after a lightning offensive by rebel forces that swept through government-held territories and reached the capital, Damascus, within just ten days. This marked the dramatic end of more than 50 years of Assad family rule, as President Bashar al-Assad fled the city for an undisclosed location. Rebel forces,…

South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol has found himself at the center of a political crisis following his sudden and controversial declaration of martial law. The move, which invoked heavy military presence on the streets of Seoul, has sparked widespread outrage across the country, with protests erupting, lawmakers scrambling to block the decree, and calls…

British police have announced they are investigating associates of late Harrods owner Mohamed al-Fayed on suspicion of “assisting and facilitating” his alleged rape and other sexual abuse of female staff. London’s Metropolitan Police Service said on Wednesday that it had opened the probe after a renewed public appeal and recent media coverage led to 90…

Political violence marred Mexico’s elections this year. And in Venezuela’s presidential race, protests accompanied a contested result and widespread allegations of electoral fraud. But in Uruguay on Sunday, a much more muted presidential election unfolded. Located on the southern Atlantic coast, north of Argentina, Uruguay was one of several Latin American countries holding high-stakes presidential…

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant are now fugitives from justice after the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued arrest warrants against them over suspected war crimes in Gaza. While Israel does not recognize the authority of the ICC and Netanyahu and Gallant will not turn themselves in, the pair’s…

Commercial air travel has continued doggedly traversing the airspace over the Middle East, despite pilots seeing missiles flying through the air from their cockpits. Drones, rockets and missiles have crisscrossed the sky since Israel’s assault on Gaza began on October 7, 2023, followed by its assault on Lebanon a year later. The most remarkable among…

Indigenous Senator Lidia Thorpe says she has no regrets as Senate expresses disapproval of protest against the monarch.

The leading politician in the United States House of Representatives, Speaker Mike Johnson, has resisted calls to release a report examining allegations against Matt Gaetz, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to be attorney general. The report, led by the House Ethics Committee, examined accusations that Gaetz, 42, had inappropriate sexual relations with a minor and engaged…