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Rebels to form interim government after al-Assad flees
Syria’s main rebel group, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), said they are working on taking complete control of the Syrian capital Damascus and ...Evacuations underway as Philippine volcano erupts
A volcano erupted in the central Philippines on Monday, sending a huge ash column high into the sky as the government ordered ...Syrian rebels declare ‘new era’ after Bashar al-Assad ‘fled’ the country
By Aya Iskandarani AFP Syria’s army command has notified officers that President Bashar al-Assad’s 24-year authoritarian rule has ended, a Syrian officer ...Six Pakistani soldiers, 22 militants killed in clashes near Afghan border, army says
Six Pakistani soldiers and 22 militants were killed in armed clashes in a northwestern region near the Afghan border on Saturday, the ...Syria govt loses control of key city Daraa
BY Layal Abou Rahal AFP Syrian government forces have lost control of Daraa city, a war monitor said, in another stunning blow ...Burkina Faso’s military junta sacks the prime minister and dissolves the government
Burkina Faso’s ruling military junta issued a decree Friday dismissing Prime Minister Apollinaire Joachim Kyelem de Tambela and announcing the dissolution of ...Syrian rebels capture key city of Hama in fresh blow to Assad
By Suleiman Al-Khalidi and Timour Azhari Reuters Syrian rebels captured the city of Hama on Thursday, a major victory in a week-old lightning ...Paraguay expels Chinese envoy over Taiwan ‘interference’
By Daniela Desantis Reuters Paraguay canceled a low-level Chinese diplomat’s visa and ordered him to leave the country, Paraguay’s foreign ministry said ...Israeli forces advance in Khan Younis area of south Gaza, 47 killed across enclave
By Nidal Al-Mughrabi Reuters Israeli tanks pushed into northern parts of the Khan Younis area in the south of the Gaza Strip on Wednesday ...France government collapses again after prime minister forced out
By Stuart Williams and Anna Smolchenko AFP French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday will seek ways out of France’s political crisis, after ...