Syrian rebels push towards Damascus as Assad’s grip on power wanes

Government forces withdraw from strategic cities and US envoy says Iran ‘pulling out’

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Deadly Ambush, Protests Challenge Syrian Leaders' New Power

After a period of celebration over the fall of the Assad regime, old sectarian and political divisions have reasserted themselves.
The Wall Street Journal - 24m
Mozambique prison riot kills 33 as civil unrest grips the country

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.
NBC News - 13h
Japan to maximize nuclear power in clean-energy push as electricity demand grows

A Japanese government panel has largely supported a draft energy policy calling for bolstering renewables up to half of Japanese electricity needs by 2040
ABC News - 16h
From Fighters to Policemen in a Post-Assad Damascus

As the rebels who ousted Syria’s longtime dictator, Bashar al-Assad, transition from insurgents to administrators, maintaining order in the streets of the capital has become a top priority.
The New York Times - 1d
Kurdish-led forces push back Turkish-backed Syrian rebels in a tense offensive

The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces says they have launched a counter-offensive against the Ankara-backed Syrian National Army to take back areas near Syria’s northern border with Turkey
ABC News - 1d
Japan to maximize nuclear power in clean-energy push as electricity demand grows

A Japanese government panel has largely supported a draft energy policy calling for bolstering renewables up to half of Japanese electricity needs by 2040
ABC News - 17h
Syria dissolves rebel factions as al-Sharaa consolidates power

Several groups agree to merge under defence ministry as interim government seeks to unite fractured country
Financial Times - 1d
Hundreds protest in Damascus after hooded figures set Christmas tree ablaze

Hundreds of demonstrators have taken to the streets in Christian neighborhoods of Damascus after a Christmas tree burning heightened fears that the overthrow of former President Bashar al-Assad ...
NBC News - 1d
Assad’s Syrian stronghold prepares for life after the regime

At ‘settlement centres’, ex-soldiers hand in weapons and spit on pictures of former president amid fear of retribution
Financial Times - 2d
Liverpool fly towards Boxing Day with Premier League title theirs to lose; Man City, Man United keep strugging

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CBS Sports - 2d