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Rebel forces took control of Damascus on Sunday, marking the end of Bashar al-Assad's decades-long autocratic rule.
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ReutersNorth Korea's suicide soldiers pose new challenge for Ukraine in war with Russia
After a battle in Russia's snowy western region of Kursk this week, Ukrainian special forces scoured the bodies of more than a dozen slain North Korean enemy soldiers. But it is among mounting evidence from the battlefield, intelligence reports and testimonies of defectors that some North Korean soldiers are resorting to extreme measures as they support Russia's three-year war with Ukraine. "Self-detonation and suicides: that's the reality about North Korea," said Kim, a 32-year-old former North Korean soldier who defected to the South in 2022, requesting he only be identified by his surname due to fears of reprisals against his family left in the North.
- The National
Humiliation for Labour as Rachel Reeves gets Liz Truss 'lettuce' treatment
RACHEL Reeves’s fortunes have gone from bad to worse – with the Chancellor getting the potentially fatal lettuce treatment.
- HuffPost UK
Minister Delivers Brutal Four-Word Answer To Tory MP's Question About Migrants
Angela Eagle gave Sarah Bool short shrift in the House of Commons.
- HuffPost
'Massive Reversal': Trump Ripped For Already Backpedaling On Key Campaign Promise
The president-elect and one of his advisers just shifted an important timetable.
- HuffPost
Melania Trump Reveals Where She Plans To Live During Her Husband's Presidency
The former first lady's living plans have been the subject of much speculation ahead of Donald Trump's second term.
- Reuters
Russia sees shift from Trump towards recognising 'realities' in Ukraine
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia says it has detected a shift from U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and his team towards recognising the "realities" on the ground in Ukraine, and sees this as a welcome sign as it prepares to study his plan for ending the war. The Kremlin says it is open to a meeting between President Vladimir Putin and Trump, which the Republican said on Monday would take place "very quickly". Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday that Moscow was ready to study Trump's ideas for ending the conflict in Ukraine once he takes office on Jan. 20.
- The Telegraph
The tax hike that costs the Treasury £500k a day
The Treasury lost half a million pounds a day in revenue after tax raids on spirits backfired, figures show.
- People
Michelle Obama Just Announced She Will Not Attend Donald Trump's Inauguration After Also Missing Jimmy Carter's Funeral
A spokesperson for the Obamas confirmed to PEOPLE that while Michelle plans to skip Trump's swearing-in on Monday, Jan. 20, former President Barack Obama will be in attendance
- The Telegraph
Starmer appoints former Treasury official as key aide in blow to Reeves’ authority
Sir Keir Starmer has appointed a former Treasury insider as a key aide amid doubts over Rachel Reeves’ economic credibility.
- The Guardian
Ukraine’s capture of North Koreans offers rare insight into Russian alliance, says Zelenskyy
Kyiv keen to emphasise that Ukraine is fighting an unprecedented coalition of malign autocratic states
- The Guardian
Repatriation or a life among ‘enemies’: what fate awaits the North Koreans captured by Ukraine?
Neither Russia nor North Korea has claimed the soldiers as their own yet, while South Korea could accept them as defectors
- HuffPost
Mary Trump Exposes The ‘Sordid’ Truth About Uncle's Leadership In Disasters
Donald Trump's niece also pinpointed "one of the most frustrating things" about his response to the California wildfires.
- HuffPost
Donald Trump's Inaugural Parade Is Reportedly Getting A Trashy Twist
A surprise star of the president-elect's 2024 campaign could make an appearance.
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Busiest day recorded for migrant Channel crossings in 2025 so far
Men and women wearing blankets and life jackets were brought ashore on Monday from a Border Force boat in Dover, Kent.
- The Daily Beast
Trump Dealt Bad News About Jack Smith Report
A judge has cleared the path for the public release of Jack Smith’s investigation into Donald Trump’s election interference case. U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon will allow the Justice Department to release volume one of the report, focuses on the Jan. 6. investigation. The federal judge initially temporarily blocked the release, but denied the request to extend the ban.
- The Telegraph
Labour-run council hits buyers of empty homes with previous owners’ tax bills
A Labour-run council is slapping buyers of empty homes with 200pc council tax bills racked up by previous owners.
- Evening Standard
Council tax bombshell for thousands of poorest Londoners as town hall cash crisis escalates
Boroughs propose 5% hikes as London mayor Sir Sadiq Khan prepares to unveil latest bill for City Hall
- The Hill
Opinion - Trump’s impending downfall: The promises he will never be able to keep
Given Trump's narrow Congressional majorities and broad promises, he is likely to fail.
- The Independent
‘I’m going to have him run out of here by inauguration day’: Steve Bannon escalates his war with Elon Musk
Donald Trump’s former White House chief strategist branded the tech tycoon as a ‘truly evil person’ and said stopping him before Janaury 20 has become ‘a personal issue’
- The Daily Beast
Lying Trump Took His Own Supporters for Fools: Jack Smith
Special Counsel Jack Smith found that Donald Trump’s team took his own MAGA faithful for easily manipulated fools when he and several co-conspirators carried out an “unprecedented criminal effort” to overturn the 2020 election. Smith detailed his conclusion in a report released Tuesday, which explains his decision to indict Trump on four counts for plotting to obstruct the certification of the presidential race he lost to Joe Biden. Smith wrote that Trump’s team “deceived” a group of MAGA hardli