How Syria broke the world and is now Iran’s Achilles heel

North Carolina hires Bill Belichick: Tar Heels invest like title contender, but now it's time for results

North Carolina football has made a landscape-shifting hire, but that alone won't change how it is viewed nationally

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How ex-Tar Heels QB Drake Maye feels about Belichick-UNC rumors

What does Drake Maye think about the possibility of Bill Belichick becoming North Carolina's coach? Check out what the Patriots QB said Wednesday.

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DealBook Summit: Serena Williams Now Competes in the Business World

“I’ve learned to trust my instincts in any business venture or brand I’m championing,” the retired tennis star said in an interview at the DealBook Summit.

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France urges Israel to leave Syria buffer zone as tomb of Assad’s father set on fire – Middle East crisis live

France joins calls for Israeli withdrawal, arguing it is in violation of the 1974 disengagement deal. Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has said that the US and Israel were behind the ...

The Guardian - 13h

Ayatollah Khamenei defiant even as Iran evacuates thousands from Syria

Over 4,000 flown home in the face of rebel victory and overthrow of ally Bashar al-Assad

Financial Times - 16h

Six countries, two hemispheres - how will 2030 World Cup work?

Spain, Portugal and Morocco will co-host the 2030 men’s World Cup - BBC Sport takes a look at how the tournament will work.

BBC News - 17h

Mitch McConnell: ‘We’re in a very, very dangerous world right now’

The Republican Senator on his plans to spend the last two years of his term fighting back against an increasingly isolationist GOP

Financial Times - 1d

How the Assad regime’s collapse could force Iran to go nuclear

Once the nuclear threshold is crossed, there is no turning back.

The Hill - 1d

In maps: Who might control Syria now Assad has gone?

A visual guide to the latest developments after Syrian rebels toppled President Bashar al-Assad 13 years after the start of the country's civil war.

BBC News - 1d

How to Understand the Armed Factions Operating in Syria

The fighters shared a desire to topple Bashar al-Assad’s government, but they don’t share much else.

The New York Times - 1d

Iran and the onset of a Trumpian world

The end of the US-led order is giving way to a kind of chaos that chimes with the president-elect’s preferences

Financial Times - 1d

How Syria’s Rebels Took Damascus, Captured on Video

Bashar Al-Assad’s grip over Syria was visible everywhere in the capital. It was all dismantled in less than 24 hours.

The New York Times - 1d

How the Rebels in Syria Captured Damascus

A visual timeline of the stunning rebel advance in Syria

The New York Times - 2d

My father, the serial killer: how April Balascio put her dad behind bars – and broke free of her childhood

When Balascio was growing up, her charismatic father was violent, controlling, yet often very loving. Then her foster brother was killed and she started piecing together the dates and places that ...

The Guardian - 2d

How Syria broke the world and is now Iran’s Achilles heel

Helping Damascus stretched Tehran’s capabilities, while Russia exploited perceived western weakness

Financial Times - 2d

How Juan Soto signing impacted 2025 World Series odds: Are Mets favorites to win now?

Want to get a jump on World Series wagering?

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Syria’s President Had Stocks of Chemical Weapons. What Happens to Them Now?

While experts believe that Syria has retained some stocks of chemical weapons, their quantities likely have been depleted and it would be hard for rogue actors to use them.

The New York Times - 2d

From Trump and Turkey, to Russia and Iran — Syria's regime change has huge global consequences

The dramatic collapse of Bashar al-Assad's Syrian regime at the hands of rebel forces this weekend will have deep ramifications across the globe.

CNBC - 2d

World 'surprised' by how quickly Assad's Syria collapsed, Austin says

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Monday that the international community was "surprised to see that the opposition forces moved as quickly as they did" in Syria.

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How a rising film star in Iran strives to carefully break barriers

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Analysis: Collapse of Syria's Assad is a blow to Iran's 'Axis of Resistance'

For Iran’s theocratic government, it keeps getting worse

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Syria live updates: Assad is now in Moscow, Russian state media says

Rebel forces in Syria captured the capital Damascus and toppled the regime of President Bashar al-Assad in a lightning-quick advance across the country.

ABC News - 3d

Rep. Mike Turner says President Assad's fall in Syria "is a blow to Iran, a blow to Russia"

Rep. Mike Turner, chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, told "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that developments out of Syria that saw President Bashar Assad resign and flee the ...

CBS News - 3d

As Assad’s Regime in Syria Needs Help, Iran Exits

The collapse of a partnership built over four decades would reshape the balance of power in the Middle East.

The New York Times - 3d

How the Assad family built an empire of fear in Syria

Hafez and his son Bashar killed countless people over five decades and oversaw the country’s descent into kleptocracy

Financial Times - 3d

Now Syria can dream of a future again

The walls of fear have been destroyed — there is a new landscape of hope that has been hard to even dare to imagine

Financial Times - 3d

'World is going a little crazy right now': Trump meets with Macron in Paris

President-elect Donald Trump kicked off his first foreign trip since his reelection with a meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron at Elysee Palace.

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