After years in power, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was toppled with surprising speed. On Saturday afternoon, it became clear that the rebels, who had already captured Aleppo and Hama, were capturing Homs and also had their sights set on the capital, Damascus. A few hours later, Assad was reported to have departed by plane. Video…
Police searching for the gunman who killed a health insurance chief executive in New York have released two new photos of a suspect. UnitedHealthcare boss Brian Thompson, 50, was shot in the back on Wednesday while on his way to a conference in what police believe was a targeted attack. On Saturday, city Mayor Eric…
Ghana’s Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia has accepted defeat in Saturday’s election and congratulated former President John Mahama on his victory. “The people have voted for change,” Bawumia said. These elections are being held amid the country’s worst economic crisis in a generation, with the country defaulting on its debt. Despite Bawumia’s concession, no official results…
BBC correspondent Barbara Plett-Asher says she has heard gunfire and explosions but there is “relative calm” in Damascus after rebels took control of the Syrian capital. President Assad is said to have been flown to an undisclosed location and “everyone is waiting to see what happens next,” he said. Source link
getty images Shortly after purchasing and publicly consuming a $6.2 million banana as part of an artworld stunt, Chinese crypto entrepreneur Justin Sun followed suit by investing $30 million ($23.5 million) in a cryptocurrency firm called World Liberty Financial. Made another exciting purchase. The company had been on a tear since its launch in October,…
Residents of Damascus reported that they were anxiously awaiting news of what was happening in the Syrian capital overnight. After several hours of reports of rebels closing in, forces declared Damascus “liberated” from longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad in the early hours of Sunday. Unverified videos circulating on social media showed people cheering in the streets…
The fall of Bashar al-Assad was unimaginable just a week ago, when rebels launched their surprise offensive from their base in Idlib in Syria’s northwest. Assad came to power in 2000 following the death of his father Hafez, who ruled the country for 29 years – and like his son, with a firm grip. Assad…
getty images Rebel forces have captured several Syrian towns since launching an offensive against the government more than a week ago The leader of the Islamist group leading the rebellion in Syria says his forces have taken complete control of Homs, the country’s third-largest city. Abu Mohammed al-Golani called it a “historic victory” and urged…
A TV journalist and cameraman were attacked by masked men while covering pro-EU protests in Georgia. Reporter Maka Chikhladze of pro-opposition TV Pirveli was violently thrown to the ground, while cameraman Giorgi Shetsiruli was kicked in the head on a street in the capital, Tbilisi. They were covering the 10th night of mass pro-EU protests…
“The bells of Notre-Dame are ringing again,” French President Emmanuel Macron announced during the re-opening ceremony of the world-famous cathedral in Paris. The medieval cathedral was closed in 2019 after a major fire broke out, spreading to its roof and collapsing its spire. Source link
