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The Telegraph‘You’ll lose’, Russian agents told Assad as they organised his escape
Russia organised for Bashir al-Assad to flee to Moscow via its air base on the Syrian coast as rebels broke into Damascus on Sunday, Kremlin sources have said.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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 government has raised questions about the future of Russia's military footprint in Syria.
- The National
UK Government splashes £1200 of taxpayer cash on two folders
A UK Government department splashed £1200 of taxpayers’ money on two folders, figures show.
- HuffPost
Trump’s Utterly Absurd Take On Birthright Citizenship Involves Walking Infants
The president-elect appeared very confused about how American citizenship is conferred.
- HuffPost UK
Putin Conveniently Forgets There Is An International Arrest Warrant Out For Him In Latest Speech
The Russian leader is suddenly very much in favour of "adherence to international law".
- CityAM
It may already be too late for Labour
The popularity of the Labour party has plunged since the election, and history tells that once a certain narrative has taken hold, it’s very difficult to turn it around, says Paul Ormerod Since the general election in July, the popularity of both the Prime Minister and the Labour Party has fallen sharply. Labour’s share of
- 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
Trump Must Pay $500M Civil Fraud Fine, President Or Not: NY AG
The New York attorney general’s office told Trump’s lawyers there was “no basis” for the president-elect to evade paying the massive civil fine.
- HuffPost
Donald Trump Jr. Reacts To Kimberly Guilfoyle Ambassador News Amid Breakup Rumors
The president-elect's son congratulated Guilfoyle after he was apparently pictured holding hands with another woman.
- The Telegraph
Iran’s armed forces ‘at war with themselves’ over fall of Assad
A furious blame game is unfolding among Iran’s armed forces over the fall of Bashar al-Assad, The Telegraph has learned.
- 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
- The Telegraph
Labour ministers spent £130,000 of taxpayers’ money decorating offices
Labour ministers have spent £130,000 redecorating their offices despite Rachel Reeves vowing to wage a war on government waste.
- 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 Telegraph
Watch: Moment house explodes in east London
Dashcam footage has captured the moment a terraced house exploded in a street in east London.
- PA Media: UK News
Laser weapon destroys flying drones in successful test by British Army
The technology works by directing an intense beam of infrared light towards its target, the Ministry of Defence said.
- 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