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'We can finally return to Syria, but the island of Bute feels like home'
For the first time, Syrians fleeing civil war have a chance of returning home. But do those settled on Bute want to?BBC News - 21h -
Hamas says 4 bodies of Israeli hostages returned, the final release of phase one
Hamas said it returned the bodies of four Israeli hostages in exchange for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners. This was the final hostage release under the first phase of the ceasefire. Negotiations ...CBS News - 4d -
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Israel demands complete demilitarisation of southern Syria
The announcement could make conflict between Israel and the new leadership in Syria more likely.BBC News - Feb. 24 -
Israel says it is conducting strikes in southern Syria
Israel confirmed it is conducting strikes in southern Syria, as the new Syrian government calls for the full withdrawal of Israeli forces from Syrian territory.ABC News - 6d -
Ahmed al-Shara: The Evolution of Syria’s New Leader
Ahmed al-Shara’s unlikely path from membership in Al Qaeda to head of state has raised questions about how he intends to govern Syria.The New York Times - 6d -
Al-Assad Becomes a Punchline in Syria’s Comedy Scene
Comics had already been trying to foster stand-up in Syria before Bashar al-Assad’s fall. Now, they are telling jokes in a liberated country, while warily eyeing the new government.The New York Times - 4d -
In Syria, Joy at al-Assad’s Demise Turns to Fear of Israeli Raids
Villagers say they worry that incursions into border areas of Syria by Israel’s military could turn into a prolonged occupation. Israel says the raids are needed to protect the border.The New York Times - Feb. 22 -
Syria's new president appears to receive a warm welcome in former Assad strongholds
Syria's new president Ahmed al-Sharaa appeared to receive a hero's welcome in Latakia, once the stronghold of the Al-Assad family.NBC News - Feb. 23 -
Can Syria’s new rulers sustain its fragile peace?
Order is being maintained by a patchwork of factions. Combining them into a national security apparatus is a delicate processFinancial Times - Feb. 24 -
Syria's national dialogue conference set to kick off Monday
A long-awaited national dialogue conference intended to help chart Syria’s political future after the fall of former President Bashar Assad is set to beginABC News - Feb. 24 -
Forgotten by the west, Syria’s IS prisons are under threat as militant group mobilises
Kurdish officials warn that Islamic State threat is greater than ever in the vacuum left from Syrian regime’s collapse. With each gust of wind came a wave of body odour, the stench of two-dozen men ...The Guardian - 6d -
National dialogue conference kicks off in Syria as battered country seeks to rebuild
Syria’s new Islamist rulers kicked off a long-awaited national dialogue conference as a “rare historical opportunity” to rebuild the country.NBC News - 6d -
Syria's national dialogue conference kicks off as the battered country seeks to rebuild
Syria’s new rulers have kicked off a long-awaited national dialogue conference as an “exceptional and rare historical opportunity” to rebuild the country after nearly 14 years of cvil war and the ...ABC News - 6d -
Syria Begins National Dialogue but Without Kurdish-Led Militia
Although the conference was called to chart the country’s future, the Kurdish-led militia that controls much of Syria’s northeast was not invited.The New York Times - 6d -
Israel Strikes Syria Hours After Country’s Leader Demands Withdrawal
The attacks in southern Syria are part of a new policy aimed at protecting what Israel calls its “security zone” in the region. Syria’s new government has condemned that policy.The New York Times - 6d -
Talks on Syria’s Future Fall Short of Promises, Participants Say
The country’s new leaders had billed a two-day “national dialogue” in Damascus as the start of a process to build an inclusive government. But some who attended came away disappointed.The New York Times - 5d -
Their Best Match Came With the Final Swipe
Illyse Singer and Ty Duncan were having little luck with dating apps until they connected on Tinder more than two years ago and quickly found they had much in common.The New York Times - Feb. 21 -
The Macron And Trump Bromance Returns
French President Emmanuel Macron visits Donald Trump at the White HouseBBC News - Feb. 24 -
Andreeva beats Rybakina to reach Dubai final
Mirra Andreeva, 17, defeats former Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina to reach the final of the Dubai Tennis Championships.Yahoo Sports - Feb. 21 -
Yankees finally permits players to sport full beards
The New York Yankees have finally thrown in the razor and will allow players to have beards. John Dickerson takes a look back at the sport's history with facial hair.CBS News - Feb. 21 -
After a dismal decade, the Pistons are finally on a hot streak
The Detroit Pistons spent last season as indisputably the NBA’s worst team. Now, they’re authoring one of its most surprising turnarounds.NBC News - 5d -
Oscars 2025: Final predictions for all 23 categories
The 97th Academy Awards arrive Sunday after a film season full of wild momentum swings, online trolling and internecine whisper campaigns.Los Angeles Times - 4d -
Humphries beats Littler to win Exeter final
World number one Luke Humphries defeats world champion Luke Littler 6-4 to win night four of the Premier League in Exeter.BBC News - 4d -
Australia through to Champions Trophy semi-finals
Australia qualify for the semi-finals of the Champions Trophy at the expense of Afghanistan as their match in Lahore is abandoned following heavy rain.BBC News - 3d -
Gordon to miss final after 'losing his cool'
Anthony Gordon will miss Newcastle's Carabao Cup final against Liverpool after being sent off in Sunday's fifth-round FA Cup defeat by Brighton at St James' Park.BBC News - 1d -
Gloucester-Hartpury beat Bristol to reach PWR final
Gloucester-Hartpury will face Saracens in the final for a third Premiership Women's Rugby title after they defeat Bristol Bears.BBC News - 1d -
2 women an a child among 4 people killed in explosion at a house in northwestern Syria
Syrian first responders say some unexploded ordnance blew up inside a home in the country's northwest, killing four people, including two women and a childABC News - Feb. 20 -
‘We are part of Syria’: Kurdish-led SDF fights for place in post-Assad future
Militia keeping IS in check pressured by new regime in Damascus, emboldened Turkey and US unpredictability. Thirty metres under the city of Kobani, north-east Syria, the Syrian Democratic Forces ...The Guardian - Feb. 21 -
Australia should repatriate and investigate alleged crimes of Islamic state member found in Syria, experts say
Exclusive: Home Affairs tells the Guardian consular assistance is ‘severely limited’ in Syria, where Mustafa Hajj-Obeid remains in custody. Follow our Australia news live blog for latest ...The Guardian - Feb. 23 -
'We are still at war': Syria's Kurds battle Turkey months after Assad's fall
As Syria's interim leader plans its future, Kurds in the north-east are battling Turkish-backed forces.BBC News - 6d -
U.S. carries out strike against Al-Qaeda affiliate leader in Syria, officials say
According to two U.S. officials, the U.S. carried out a strike against a senior leader of an affiliate of Al-Qaeda in Syria. NBC News’ Courtney Kube reports.NBC News - 5d -
A Christian town in Syria keeps the biblical language of Aramaic alive. But it fears for its future
An ancient town in Syria is one of the world’s few places where residents still speak Aramaic, the language that Jesus is believed to have usedABC News - 3d -
Turkey seeks dissolution of PKK-linked groups in Syria and Iraq, following leader's peace plea
A senior Turkish official says groups affiliated with the Kurdistan Workers Party, or PKK, in Syria and Iraq should dissolve themselvesABC News - 3d -
Prominent Lebanese Druze leader says he will visit Syria soon as tensions with Israel simmer
A prominent Druze leader in Lebanon has said that he will soon visit Syria to meet its interim leader as tensions simmer between members of the minority group, the war-torn country’s interim ...ABC News - 1d -
Israeli hostages return home in caskets
Hamas handed over four coffins Thursday, which the militant group said contained the bodies of four Israeli hostages -- Shiri Bibas and her two children, Ariel and Kfir, as well as Oded Lifshitz, ...CBS News - Feb. 20 -
‘Heavyweight,’ an Acclaimed Narrative Podcast, Returns
Pushkin Industries, the podcast company that will release the show, is betting that documentary-style audio programs can still win an audience.The New York Times - 6d -
Review: In the uplifting yet mundane 'The Unbreakable Boy,' a dad finally wises up
Based on the memoir by Scott LeRette, the movie takes on subjects including autism and brittle-bone disease with a faith-based foundation in church and family.Los Angeles Times - Feb. 20 -
Trump finally shows his cards — he’s siding with Russia
Trump’s openly siding with an accused war criminal constitutes the greatest repudiation of Western values and collective security arrangements by any American president since World War II.The Hill - Feb. 21 -
Daughter of aid worker beheaded by ISIS reads final texts at trial
Bethany Haines read out the last text message she would ever receive from her father, David Haines, before he was abducted and killed by ISIS over a decade ago.CBS News - Feb. 21
