Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Sunday that the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria demonstrates that Russia and its allies are not invincible, drawing parallels to Ukraine’s ongoing war against Moscow’s forces. “The events in Syria have made the world realise once again, or at least they should, that even the most cruel…
“Wake up, wake up,” I shook my partner’s arm. It was early in the morning. Too early to be waking someone up. She looked at me, groggy, expectant. Maybe even a little scared. I took a deep breath, before delivering the news. “Lana Del Rey is dating an alligator swamp tour guide.” I showed her…
Photo: @kymillman Instagram One of the most anticiapted events in the Abu Dhabi events calendar is, of course, the Formula 1 weekend. Always a spectacle, the Grand Prix finale that took the UAE by storm this weekend. With celebrities, both international and global, in attendance, an unapologetic sense of style arrived at the famed Yas…
China’s top leaders signaled more stimulus for next year with the first shift in their monetary policy stance in some 14 years, as Beijing braces for a second trade war when Donald Trump takes office next month. The Politburo, comprising the ruling Communist Party’s most senior 24 officials and led by President Xi Jinping, announced…
To get John Authers’ newsletter delivered directly to your inbox, sign up here. Points of Return has dwelt on so many geopolitical risks this year. Somehow the conflicts in neither Gaza nor Ukraine have upset oil markets, or averted the ongoing freight train that is the US stock market. Incumbent governments have been booted out…
New Delhi: The rebels in Syria fought against the Bashar al-Assad regime for 13 years but failed to dislodge him from power. And then in a lightning offensive that lasted less than 13 days, the five-decade rule of the Assad family was decimated and the President was forced to flee the country. Behind the rebels’…
Lara Trump, the daughter-in-law of President-elect Donald Trump, announced Sunday night that she will step down as a co-chair of the Republican National Committee amid mounting speculation that she could be picked to fill a coming Senate vacancy. Trump, who became co-chair of the RNC in March with her father-in-law’s backing, said Sunday on X…
BEIJING, CHINA – NOVEMBER 8: Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives for a signing ceremony with Italian President Sergio Mattarella (not pictured) at The Great Hall Of The People on November 8, 2024 in Beijing, China. Florence Lo | Getty Images News | Getty Images Chinese President Xi Jinping and other top leaders are gearing up…
Bashar Assad never intended to go into politics. He became one of the world’s most brutal dictators whose thuggish rule ended abruptly when rebels stormed into Damascus Saturday night, causing his army − and him − to flee. Instead, Assad, the second son of former Syrian ruler Hafez Assad, planned to be an ophthalmologist. He…
Longtime Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad now in hiding – CBS New York Watch CBS News Rebel fighters took command and toppled the government in Damascus on Sunday. CBS News New York’s Jenna DeAngelis has the story. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn…