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- Business Insider
Russia says Assad has resigned and left Syria. His regime's collapse has major implications for Moscow and Tehran.
President-elect Donald Trump said on Truth Social on Sunday that Assad had "fled his country" after losing Russia's support.
- The Canadian Press
Syria latest: Syrians celebrate Bashar Assad's fall as his whereabouts remain unknown
Crowds gathered in Syria's Damascus on Sunday to celebrate the fall of Bashar Assad’s government with chants, prayers and the occasional gunfire after opposition fighters entered the capital following a stunning advance.
- Reuters
Israel shells north Gaza hospital, disrupting service, doctors say
CAIRO (Reuters) -Palestinian health officials said on Sunday that Israeli forces had shelled the Kamal Adwan Hospital in the northern Gaza town of Beit Lahiya, damaging electricity and oxygen pumps and disrupting urgent surgeries. Hussam Abu Safiya, director of the hospital, one of only three barely operational on the northern edge of the enclave, said the facility was hit by around 100 tank shells and bombs, wounding several of the medical staff and patients. The health ministry of Hamas-run Gaza said a doctor was killed with his family in an Israeli airstrike near the Kamal Adwan Hospital on Saturday night.
- ABC News
Middle East live updates: Syrian rebels claim Assad has fled Damascus
Rebel forces in Syria said they were advancing into the capital Damascus after capturing four other cities in the past 24 hours as as a lightning advance by insurgents continued, threatening President Bashar al-Assad's grip on power. Meanwhile, the ceasefire in Lebanon is holding despite ongoing Israeli airstrikes on Hezbollah targets, which Israeli officials say are responses to ceasefire violations by the Iranian-backed militant group. The Israel Defense Forces continues its intense airstrike and ground campaigns in Gaza, particularly in the north of the devastated Palestinian territory.
- BBC
Fallen trees close roads and air travel hit
BA, Easyjet and Blue Islands cancel early flights at Jersey Airport.
- The Guardian
Ballet Shoes review – an elegant Christmas cracker of a show
Noel Streatfeild’s classic about three adopted sisters who go to stage school is spirited, spiky and spectacular
- The Canadian Press
Where Turkey stands as Syrian government falls to opposition insurgents
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Syrian refugees across Turkey jubilantly welcomed the downfall of Bashar Assad’s government Sunday, with many embracing the chance to return to their homeland.
- The Telegraph
How the Assad regime fell – and who rules Syria now
On Wednesday last week, rebel fighters led by the Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and the Turkish-backed Syrian National army burst out of their enclave around Idlib in northwestern Syria.
- BBC
UK 'not ready' for extreme weather like Storm Darragh
The head of the Climate Change Committee calls on the government to invest in adaptations now.
- BBC
Opposition wins Ghana presidential election, vice-president accepts
Although the ruling party candidate has conceded, no official results have been declared.
- Good Housekeeping
Etiquette Experts Reveal the Biggest Holiday Party Mistake
From not offering to help the host to having too much to drink, these holiday party etiquette mistakes can stop any festive party in its tracks.
- Evening Standard
Fulham vs Arsenal LIVE! Premier League match stream, latest team news, lineups, TV, prediction
Gunners bid to move to within four points of leaders Liverpool
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Assad left Syria after giving instructions to transfer power peacefully, says Russia
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- The Guardian
Angela Rayner says she welcomes fall of Syrian president Bashar al-Assad
UK deputy prime minister says Assad ‘wasn’t exactly good to the Syrian people’ after rebels seize Damascus
- The Canadian Press
Jubilation and gunfire as Syrians celebrate the end of the Assad family's half-century rule
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syrians poured into streets echoing with celebratory gunfire on Sunday 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.
- The Independent
Ian Machado Garry loses close clash with Shavkat Rakhmonov at UFC 310
Rakhmonov won 48-47 on all three scorecards, as Machado Garry’s late rally failed to secure him a shot at the welterweight title
- The Canadian Press
Supporters of Bangladesh Nationalist Party march in protest at attacks in India
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Thousands of members of three youth and student bodies belonging to the Bangladesh Nationalist Party marched toward the Indian High Commission in the country's capital on Sunday to denounce attacks on a diplomatic mission and alleged desecration of Bangladeshi flags in India.
- The Independent
Snoop Dogg makes unlikely bid to replace Gregg Wallace on Masterchef
Rapper said he would bring quick-tempered chef Gordon Ramsay along too
- Simply Wall St.
Caleres, Inc. Just Missed Earnings - But Analysts Have Updated Their Models
There's been a notable change in appetite for Caleres, Inc. ( NYSE:CAL ) shares in the week since its third-quarter...