Donald Trump doubled down Sunday on hard-line campaign pledges to impose trade tariffs and carry out mass deportations, while dangling the idea that the United States could withdraw from NATO. Source link
Syrian rebels have toppled President Bashar al-Assad after a lightning offensive which in under two weeks has seen major cities slip from government’s fingers, culminating in rebels capturing the capital Damascus. What will become of the former president now? Answer by Radwan Ziadeh, executive director at the Syrian Center for Political and Strategic Studies. Source … Read more
Iran’s embassy in Syria was vandalized after Islamist-led rebels declared the fall of Tehran ally Bashar al-Assad following a sweeping offensive that culminated in Damascus. Details by FRANCE 24 correspondent in Tehran Saeed Azimi. Source link
US President-elect Donald Trump said that Russia’s abandonment of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad led to his downfall, adding Moscow never should have protected him in the first place and then lost interest because of a war in Ukraine that never should have started. Details with FRANCE 24 correspondent in New York, Fraser Jackson. Source link
Syrians poured into streets echoing with celebratory gunfire after a stunning rebel advance reached the capital, putting an end to the Assad family’s 50 years of iron rule but raising questions about the future of the country and the wider region. For more information, FRANCE 24’s William Hilderbrandt interviews Nadim Houry, executive director of the … Read more
On December 1 this year, the Bavarian Catholic Archdiocese of Munich-Freising reorganized its pastoral care for queer people by creating a nationwide “diocesan network for queer pastoral care,” serviced by specially trained pastoral care workers. During the presentation of the new service, Ruth Huber, who heads the archdiocese’s administrative center responsible for pastoral care and … Read more
The United States unveiled a $988 million aid package of new arms and equipment to Ukraine for its ongoing fight against Russia’s invasion. Story by Florent Marchais. Source link
Damascus has fallen following a lightning offensive by HTS alongside rebellions in the northeast, triggering local revolts in the south. Al-Bahra, President of the Syrian National Coalition, said Syria should draft a constitution within six months and the first election would be a referendum. As thousands celebrate “Freedom” in Damascus, FRANCE 24’s William Hilderbrandt welcomes … Read more
Suspected Israeli airstrikes hit Mazzeh district of Damascus on Sunday, one Lebanese and one Syrian security source said. Additionally, jets believed to be Israeli bombed the Khalkhala air base in southern Syria that was evacuated by the Syrian army overnight. Details with FRANCE 24 correspondent in Jerusalem, Noga Tarnopolsky. Source link
The Russian Foreign Ministry said that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad had left office and departed the country after giving orders there be a peaceful handover of power. Syrian rebels had previously declared President Bashar al-Assad’s ouster after seizing control of Damascus, forcing him to flee and ending his family’s decades of rule after more than … Read more