Ousted president Bashar al-Assad broke his silence Monday after fleeing Syria, saying that he only left once Damascus had fallen, and denounced the country’s new leaders as “terrorists”.He abandoned a country in which 70 percent of the population needs help, according to the United Nations aid chief, Tom Fletcher, who said in Damascus that he …
A teenage student opened fire Monday at a school in the northern US state of Wisconsin, killing two and injuring several others before being found dead, officials said.Shon Barnes, police chief in the state capital Madison, told a news conference that a teacher and a teenage student died at the Abundant Life Christian School, a …
France’s President Emmanuel Macron said Monday that he would soon visit Mayotte in the aftermath of a cyclone that ripped through the French Indian Ocean territory, with hundreds feared dead.As rescuers raced to reach the survivors, images from Mayotte showed scenes of devastation, with homes reduced to piles of rubble.After summoning key government officials, Macron …
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A student opened fire Monday at a school in the northern US state of Wisconsin, killing at least two people and injuring several others before apparently taking their own life, officials said.Shon Barnes, police chief in the state capital Madison, told a press briefing that three people had died at the Abundant Life Christian School, …
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President-elect Donald Trump characterized the rebel ouster of Syrian strongman Bashar al-Assad as an “unfriendly takeover” by US ally Turkey as he addressed the conflict at a news conference on Monday. “I think Turkey is very smart… Turkey did an unfriendly takeover, without a lot of lives being lost. I can say that Assad was a …
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Donald Trump said Monday that he would speak to Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky and Russia’s Vladimir Putin to end the “carnage” of almost three years of war, as the Kremlin leader lauded Russian army successes on the ground. Both sides have rushed to gain an advantage on the battlefield ahead of Trump entering the White House in …
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More than a week after a historic no-confidence vote brought down a prime minister unable to secure backing for an austerity budget, French lawmakers Monday unanimously passed a law to keep tax and social security machinery running.A minimalist bill designed to keep the policy-making show on the road was passed 11 days after the turmoil …
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US President-elect Donald Trump on Monday praised Japan’s SoftBank for its decision to invest $100 billion in the United States and create 100,000 new jobs, a big win for his incoming administration.”This historic investment is a monumental demonstration of confidence in America’s future,” Trump said during a press conference at his Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida, …
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Politician Gerry Adams, whose Sinn Fein party was once the political wing of the Irish Republican Army, will stand trial in 2026 in a civil case brought by IRA bomb victims, England’s High Court ruled Monday.The case will go to trial between February and June 2026 and the former republican leader will defend himself, it …
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The Japanese tech titan SoftBank will invest $100 billion in the United States, creating at least 100,000 jobs, US President-elect Donald Trump said Monday, in a boost to his incoming administration.”This historic investment is a monumental demonstration of confidence in America’s future,” Trump said during a press conference at his Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida. “It …
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