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WASHINGTON (AP) — Biden and Xi discuss Taiwan, AI, counternarcotics and security issues in their first call since a November summit.
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ReutersRussia transported Assad in 'most secured way,' Russian Deputy FM tells NBC News
The Kremlin said on Monday that President Vladimir Putin had made the decision to grant asylum in Russia to Assad. "He is secured, and it shows that Russia acts as required in such an extraordinary situation," Ryabkov told NBC, according to a transcript on NBC's website.
- The Independent
Starmer’s historic trip to Cyprus turns into a diplomatic storm as he lands on divided island
Exclusive: The prime minister has been accused of making a mistake in dealing with the bitterly divided Mediterranean island that he would not have found acceptable when he was working on the Northern Ireland peace process
- The Telegraph
Why Zelensky’s refusal to conscript more men has torpedoed his relationship with Washington
Volodymyr Zelensky may have just called last orders on his relationship with Joe Biden in one of the most open assaults on the outgoing president to date.
- Time
Syria Could Be the Beginning of the End of Russia’s Ambitions
Our columnists write how the house of cards that Vladimir Putin has so carefully stacked is folding before our eyes
- CNN
Syrian rebel leader’s victory speech holds a message for Iran – and for Trump and Israel too
Abu Mohammad al-Jolani’s road to Damascus has been long. He has talked openly about his change along the way. From young al Qaeda fighter two decades ago, to rebel commander espousing sectarian tolerance.
- The Telegraph
Angela Rayner defends hiring £68k-a-year taxpayer-funded ‘vanity’ photographer
Angela Rayner has defended hiring a taxpayer-funded “vanity” photographer while claiming that people complain about never seeing her.
- Business Insider
Here's what we're seeing Russia's warships and aircraft doing in new satellite images of Syria amid regime change
The sudden collapse of the Assad regime has raised questions about the future of Russia's military footprint in Syria.
- HuffPost
Trump’s Utterly Absurd Take On Birthright Citizenship Involves Walking Infants
The president-elect appeared very confused about how American citizenship is conferred.
- The Telegraph
What now for Asma al-Assad – the former British private schoolgirl turned international pariah
What must Asma al-Assad be thinking right now? Bright, beautiful and British-born, she could be living an affluent life in England, with friends, family and a fine career, had she not sold her soul to the devil. As it is, she is an international pariah, the wife of a monster responsible for more than half a million deaths, and she faces – along with her three children – the very real prospect of spending the rest of her days in joyless exile in Vladimir Putin’s Russia.
- HuffPost
'So F**king Tacky': Donald Trump Slammed Over 'Gross' Bid To Cash In On Jill Biden Photo
Critics ripped the president-elect over a post on his Truth Social platform.
- The Telegraph
Angela Rayner urged to defy Xi Jinping over Chinese ‘super-embassy’
Angela Rayner has been urged to reject Chinese premier Xi Jinping’s plans for a London “super-embassy” over fears it would put the public at risk.
- The National
Israel launches ‘largest strike attack’ in country's history on Syria
ISRAEL has attacked more than 250 targets in Syria overnight, with one Israeli security source describing it as “one of the largest attack operations in the history” of the country’s air force.
- The Independent
Netanyahu makes it clear: Biden is no longer in charge
ANALYSIS: US-Israel policy appears to now be fully running through Mar-a-Lago after shocking developments in the Golan Heights, writes John Bowden
- The Independent
Fox News host floats idea Trump could expand America through a land purchase
The suggestions comes as Donald Trump has been trolling Canada about becoming a U.S. state
- HuffPost
Mary Trump Exposes Family Irony In Uncle's 'Despicable' Vow
Donald Trump "seems to forget" one key thing, said the president-elect's niece.
- The Daily Beast
Jimmy Kimmel Knows Why Trump Sent Don Jr.’s Fiancée Kimberly Guilfoyle Packing
Although Donald Trump Jr. and right-wing media personality Kimberly Guilfoyle have not officially broken up their engagement, rumors are spreading after Trump Jr. was spotted in Palm Beach on Monday with another woman: model/influencer Bettina Anderson. The pair’s romance is reportedly an “open secret” in the area. As Jimmy Kimmel explained in his monologue Tuesday, “The first boy has not made an announcement about the status of his relationship with former Fox Newser Kimberly Guilfoyle, but som
- The Guardian
Syrian activist whose suffering became symbol of Assad brutality found dead in Sednaya prison
Mazen al-Hamada had escaped to tell the world about regime’s torture before returning to Damascus
- Evening Standard
Israeli tanks '15 miles from Damascus' as overnight raids 'destroy Assad army's assets'
Israeli troops have reportedly reached Qatana, six miles into Syrian territory east of a demilitarised zone separating Israeli-occupied Golan Heights from Syria
- The Telegraph
Holly Valance’s billionaire husband to give ‘seven-figure’ sum to Reform UK as new treasurer
Holly Valance’s husband said he would give a “seven-figure” sum to Reform UK after it was announced he would become party treasurer in the new year.
- The Daily Beast
Marjorie Taylor Greene Russian Pipe Bomb Hoax Kills Innocent Woman
A woman is dead after police in Georgia received an email from a Russian IP address claiming the sender had left a pipe bomb in Marjorie Taylor Greene’s mailbox. A police officer with the bomb squad who was driving to meet his colleagues at headquarters hit another car, killing its driver, the Rome Police Department said in a press release. “I’m heartsick right now,” Greene wrote in a post on X.