Republican John James wins reelection to U.S. House in Michigan's 10th Congressional District
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican John James wins reelection to U.S. House in Michigan's 10th Congressional District.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican John James wins reelection to U.S. House in Michigan's 10th Congressional District.
With the regime of his Syrian ally Bashar al-Assad toppled in Damascus, Russian leader Vladimir Putin received a public warning from President-elect Donald Trump, who urged him to agree to a ceasefire with Ukraine before the conflict there becomes “far worse.” “Assad is gone,” Trump wrote, in an early Sunday morning post on Truth Social. “He has fled his country. His protector, Russia, Russia, Russia, led by Vladimir Putin, was not interested in protecting him any longer. There was no reason for
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.
People have looted his palaces in Damascus after he was deposed
Donald Trump on Sunday pushed Russian leader Vladimir Putin to act to reach an immediate ceasefire with Ukraine, describing it as part of his active efforts as president-elect to end the war despite being weeks from taking office. “Zelenskyy and Ukraine would like to make a deal and stop the madness," Trump wrote on social media, referring to Ukraine's president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy. In a television interview that aired Sunday, Trump also said he would be open to reducing military aid to Ukraine and pulling the United States out of NATO.
The president-elect made the startling remark to veteran journalist Kristen Welker during a wide-ranging sit-down interview on "Meet the Press."
The former Republican congressman issued a brutal summary of the president-elect’s comments about the House Jan. 6 committee.
Critics ripped the president-elect over a post on his Truth Social platform.
His bizarre remarks follow the fall of dictator Bashar al-Assad.
Police chiefs have warned Yvette Cooper that thousands of officers’ jobs will have to be cut because of a funding shortfall.
And that's not because of a threat from the right.
Nicola Sturgeon was a “charlatan” who exploited the pandemic to “further her own selfish political obsession with independence”, the Scottish Tory leader has said.
The Russo-Ukrainian war cannot end until all sides want a stable and just peace, and the greatest obstacle to such an outcome is the Russian regime, which is deeply authoritarian and hostile to Ukraine.
(Reuters) -Demand for workers in Britain collapsed last month after the new Labour government's first budget, a survey published on Monday showed, adding to other signs of the impact of the tax increases on employers. The Recruitment and Employment Confederation trade body and accountants KPMG said their index of demand for staff slid to 43.9, the lowest reading since August 2020, from October's 46.1. "It should be a surprise to no-one that firms took the time to re-assess their hiring needs in November after a tough budget for employers," REC Chief Executive Neil Carberry said.
A furious blame game is unfolding among Iran’s armed forces over the fall of Bashar al-Assad, The Telegraph has learned.
Newly elected Tory leader Kemi Badenoch hopes to have found a new political ally in vice president elect J. D. Vance after the two met – but not everyone in Team Trump is happy
The special reflective number plates cannot be read by speed and bus lane cameras and are illegal
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.
The Syrian government has collapsed, falling to a rebel offensive that seized control of the capital Damascus and sent crowds into the streets to celebrate. What unfolded was "not that surprising", according to Sky's defence analyst Professor Michael Clarke. From a military point of view it is what tends to happen, he said, citing similar scenarios in the Libyan civil war in 2011, and in Iraq in 2014 - when Islamic State fighters "were at the gates of Baghdad within weeks".
JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israel will step up airstrikes on Syrian stores of advanced weaponry, Israeli officials said on Monday, and keep a "limited" troop presence on the ground, hoping to head off any threat that could emerge in the fallout of president Bashar al-Assad's overthrow. Israel has watched the upheaval in Syria with a mixture of hope and concern as it weighs the consequences of one of the most significant strategic shifts in the Middle East in years. "We are taking all the actions necessary to try to ensure our security with regard to the new situation in Syria," Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told reporters in a late-night press conference at his office without going into detail.
Striking images show a young child being held inside an underground cell as prisoners were released