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Associated PressTrump calls for immediate ceasefire in Ukraine and says a US withdrawal from NATO is possible
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.
- HuffPost UK
'This Doesn't Make Sense!' Trevor Phillips Ties Angela Rayner In Knots Over Housing Crisis
The presenter accused the deputy PM of contradicting herself over the supply of homes.
- HuffPost UK
Keir Starmer Warned Labour's Mandate For Change Is Based On A 'Time Bomb'
And that's not because of a threat from the right.
- Sky News
As Assad falls, the power dynamics of this troubled, volatile region will utterly change
Not when it comes to events currently under way in Syria, a country straddling the fault lines of the Middle East. The collapse of the Assad regime will be the most significant event yet in the upheaval that's followed the 7 October attacks by Hamas in Israel last year. It will be the end of a brutal reign of terror that has lasted since the Assad family, under patriarch Hafez Assad, seized power in the early 1970s.
- The Independent
Voices: Jeremy Hunt is fighting for his place in history – and the Tories’ future may depend on it
COMMENT: The former chancellor says Rachel Reeves’s budget ‘black hole’ is fiction. John Rentoul examines whether voters will listen
- Reuters
Russian bases in Syria threatened by insurgent advance, say Moscow's war bloggers
(Reuters) -Two strategically-important Russian military facilities in Syria and Moscow's very presence in the Middle East are under serious threat from rapidly advancing insurgents, Russian war bloggers have warned. With Russian military resources mostly tied down in Ukraine where Moscow's forces are rushing to take more territory before Donald Trump comes to power in the U.S. in January, Russia's ability to influence the situation on the ground in Syria is far more limited than in 2015 when it intervened decisively to prop up Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Rapid advances by the insurgents threaten to undermine Russia's geopolitical clout in the Middle East and its ability to project power in the region, across the Mediterranean and into Africa.
- The Telegraph
How Oct 7 led to the fall of Syria – and the retreat of Iran
They must be cursing the memory of Yahya Sinwar in Tehran’s corridors of power.
- The Daily Beast
Trump Shocks NBC Journalist By Calling for J6 Committee to Be Thrown in Jail
President-elect Donald Trump called for former Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney and other members of the committee investigating the January 6th riots on Capitol Hill to be jailed in his first sit-down interview since winning the election. Trump appeared to shock NBC journalist Kristen Welker with his remarks. The Meet the Press moderator sharply raised her eyebrows in disbelief and tried to clarify what he meant by the suggestion. Commenting on whether the House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack
- Reuters
Syria's Assad is in Moscow after deal on military bases, says Russian state media
(Reuters) -Syria's former President Bashar al-Assad is in Moscow with his family after Russia granted them asylum on humanitarian grounds, a Kremlin source told Russian news agencies on Sunday, and a deal has been done to ensure the safety of Russian military bases. Russia's Foreign Ministry said earlier that Assad had left Syria and given orders for a peaceful transfer of power, after rebel fighters raced into Damascus unopposed on Sunday, ending nearly six decades of his family's iron-fisted rule.
- The Telegraph
Will the Senate approve Tulsi Gabbard? Our experts are united
Once is a mistake. Twice is a pattern. That’s the conundrum facing the Trump transition team right now, as rumours swirl that Tulsi Gabbard might be next on the senatorial chopping block.
- Sky News
Assad fall 'not surprising' as Russia and Iran decided to throw 'Syria under the bus'
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".
- BuzzFeed
16 People Who Voted For Donald Trump Are Sharing Exactly Why They're Already Questioning Their Decision
"I could care less about politics; that crap is for the 1% type of people who are rich."
- The Telegraph
Israel seizes land on Syrian border and bombs Damascus
Israel has seized land along its border with Syria and carried out air strikes on Damascus.
- Reuters
Russia's Lavrov says advance by Syrian 'terrorists' is inadmissible
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Saturday it was inadmissible to allow what he called a terrorist group to take control of Syrian lands. He was speaking in the Qatari capital Doha after meeting the Turkish and Iranian foreign ministers following a rapid advance by Syrian rebels led by the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) militant group that threatens President Bashar al-Assad's rule. "It's inadmissible to allow the terrorist group to take control of the lands in violation of agreements," said Lavrov during a political forum in Doha.
- Bloomberg
Syria’s Assad Is Under Siege and Is Making Overtures to US
(Bloomberg) -- With Syrian rebels edging ever-closer to the capital, President Bashar Al-Assad is making a last-ditch attempt to remain in power, including indirect diplomatic overtures to the US and President-elect Donald Trump, according to people with direct knowledge of the situation.Most Read from BloombergA Chicago Skyscraper Cements the Legacy of a Visionary Postmodern ArchitectNYC’s Run-Down Bus Terminal Gets Approval for $10 Billion RevampKansas City Looks Back on its Long, Costly Ride
- Business Insider
The US military struck 75 ISIS targets in Syria as Assad's government fell
President Joe Biden said the US sought to prevent ISIS from regrouping amid the chaos of Assad's fall.
- Rolling Stone
Trump’s Biggest Lies From His ‘Meet the Press’ Interview
From immigrants to Obamacare, the president-elect continued his campaign trail falsehoods
- CNN
Video of military police officer throwing man off bridge sparks anger in Brazil
A military police officer has been arrested in Brazil after a video emerged of him throwing a civilian over a bridge in Sao Paulo on Monday, sparking protests in the city.
- Wales Online
UK to get new 2025 bank holiday to mark celebration
The UK is set for an additional bank holiday to celebrate the 'Greatest Generation' meaning next year will see a four-day celebration
- Glasgow Times
City Labour leader ‘devastated’ after by-election error
Glasgow Labour leader George Redmond said he is “absolutely devastated” for disqualified by-election winner Mary McNab.