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Bashar al-Assad gives account of last hours before leaving Syria

BEIRUT: Syria’s Bashar al-Assad issued his first statement since being toppled from power, saying he was evacuated to Russia from…

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Biden pardons 39 people, commutes sentences of 1,500 others

Outgoing US President Joe Biden said on Thursday that he was pardoning 39 people convicted of non-violent crimes and commuting…

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Trump named Time Magazine’s Person of the Year 2024

The world-renowned Time Magazine has announced the Person of the Year, chosen from a tough competition among ten candidates. According…

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Syria’s Assad, family ‘flee to Moscow’ after rebels capture Damascus

MOSCOW: Syria’s Bashar al-Assad and his family have arrived in Russia and have been granted asylum by the Russian authorities,…

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Who is Bashar al-Assad? Syrian leader who inherited 5-decades of authoritarian power?

DAMASCUS – Rebel forces in Syria ousted long-time ruler Bashar al-Assad as government forces withdraw, with what is said to…

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South Korean President Yoon declares martial law

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol has declared martial law in the country. According to a foreign media, in a televised…

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Goats detained by police in Washington for ‘bad’ behaviour

Two goats were spotted “chasing people” and were “detained for baaaaaadddd behaviour”, says police.  A pair of escaped goats in…

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Full list of countries that are visa-free for UK passport holders, as of November 2024

As much as we love its pleasant pastures and mountains green, sometimes we Brits get tired of the UK’s grey skies and…

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