Russia pulls hundreds of troops out of Damascus

Hayat Tahrir al-Sham says it co-ordinated retreat of soldiers to Hmeimim air base with Moscow

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Russia appears to pull back its forces in Syria

Satellite imagery and Ukrainian intelligence suggest activity consistent with drawdown at Moscow’s key air base
Financial Times - 2d
Troop of Japanese monkeys in Tasmanian park to be sterilised and die out amid inbreeding fears

Monkeys, which were given to Launceston by Japanese sister city Ikeda in 1981, will die out in about 25 years as a result of a council decision. Follow our Australia news live blog for latest ...
The Guardian - 3d
Pete Hegseth decried out gay troops in US military as part of Marxist agenda

Trump’s embattled secretary of defence nominee expresses contentious views on gay service members in latest book. Policies allowing out gay people to serve in the US military have been denounced ...
The Guardian - 3d
Russia-Ukraine war live: Zelenskyy suggests foreign troops could be deployed to Ukraine before Nato membership agreed

Leader says soldiers ‘could be present in Ukraine for as long as it isn’t part of Nato’. The EU’s defence and space commissioner, Andrius Kubilius , has told Politico he wants the bloc’s next ...
The Guardian - 6d
Russia says Assad has fled Syria as rebels seize Damascus

Syrian rebel forces have overtaken the capital city of Damascus and toppled the Assad regime that has ruled Syria for generations. Russian officials have confirmed President Bashar Al-Assad has ...
NBC News - Dec. 8
Fall of Damascus sidelines Russia and brings Turkey to the fore

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The Guardian - Dec. 8
'I pulled him out': Trump pushes back on DEA pick saying he withdrew

Florida sheriff Chad Chronister announced Tuesday he was withdrawing his name from consideration to run the Drug Enforcement Agency.
ABC News - Dec. 4
Hospice leaders warn hundreds of beds out of use

A lack of funding and staff are blamed as hospices close beds permanently or take them out of use.
BBC News - Dec. 4
Ukraine’s exhausted troops in Russia told to cling on and wait for Trump

Ukrainian soldiers paint a bleak picture of a battle they don't understand, and fear they will lose.
BBC News - Dec. 2