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Representational image. | Photo Credit: AFP Fourteen members of the Syrian police were killed in an “ambush” by forces loyal to the ousted government in the Tartous countryside, the transitional administration said early on Thursday (December 26, 2024), as demonstrations and an overnight curfew elsewhere marked the most widespread unrest since Bashar al-Assad’s removal more…
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U.S. President Joe Biden. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters President Joe Biden said on Wednesday (December 25, 2024) he asked the U.S. Defense Department to continue its surge of weapons deliveries to Ukraine after condemning Russia’s Christmas Day attack against some of Ukraine’s cities and its energy system. “The purpose of this outrageous attack was…
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Biden urged U.S. Defense Department to continue its surge of weapons deliveries to Ukraine. Washington: President Joe Biden said on Wednesday he asked the U.S. Defense Department to continue its surge of weapons deliveries to Ukraine after condemning Russia’s Christmas Day attack against some of Ukraine’s cities and its energy system. “The purpose of this…
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Damascus: Syria’s new interior minister said Wednesday that 14 personnel were killed by “remnants” of toppled leader Bashar al-Assad’s “regime” in Tartus province, after a war monitor reported deadly clashes in the region. Interior Minister Mohammed Abdel Rahman said in a statement that “14 interior ministry personnel were killed and 10 others wounded after… a…
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A prison riot in Mozambique’s capital Maputo left 33 people dead and 15 injured, the country’s police general commander Bernardino Rafael said on Wednesday (December 25, 2024). About 1,534 people escaped from the prison in the incident but 150 of them have now been recaptured, Rafael said. Mozambique is experiencing escalating civil unrest linked to…
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Syrian fighters stand on vehicle parked on a street at the central square in Damascus, Syria, on December 25, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP Clashes between Islamists who took over Syria and supporters of ousted President Bashar Assad’s government killed two Islamic fighters on Wednesday (December 25, 2024) and wounded others, according to interim officials….
A baby girl froze to death overnight in Gaza, while Israel and Hamas accused each other of complicating ceasefire efforts that could wind down the 14-month war. The 3-week old baby was the third to die from the cold in Gaza’s tent camps in recent days, said doctors. The deaths underscore the squalid conditions, with…
Sanaa: Yemen’s Huthi rebels said Wednesday that they had fired a ballistic missile and two drones at Israel, days after an attack on Tel Aviv wounded 16 people. Israel’s military said it intercepted the missile and that one drone “fell in an open area” after sirens sounded in the country’s south, near the Gaza Strip….
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Britain’s King Charles speaks with Reverend Canon Dr Paul Williams, as Queen Camilla, Catherine, Princess of Wales, Prince Louis and Princess Charlotte leave the church, on the day of the Royal Family’s Christmas Day service at St. Mary Magdalene’s church, as the Royals take residence at the Sandringham estate in eastern England, Britain on December…
Washington: The outgoing and incoming U.S. presidents had different messages for the Christmas holiday, with Democrat Joe Biden urging Americans to reflect and unite and Republican Donald Trump offering a holiday greeting and a flurry of politically focused social media posts. Biden narrated a video tour of the White House Christmas decorations that was published…
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