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11-year-old girl rescued as sole survivor of shipwreck off Italian coast

Wednesday, December 11

(ITALY) -- An 11-year-old girl was miraculously rescued after three days of being stranded at sea when a shipwreck off Italy's Lampedusa island is believed to have killed the remaining passengers on the vessel.Germany's CompassCollective, the charitable organization that rescued the girl at 3...

Syria live updates: Irans Khamenei says rebels, US wont achieve goals

Wednesday, December 11

(DAMASCUS, SYRIA) -- Rebel forces in Syria captured the capital Damascus and toppled the regime of President Bashar Assad in a lightning-quick advance across the country.Meanwhile, the ceasefire in Lebanon is holding despite ongoing Israeli airstrikes on Hezbollah targets, which Israeli officials say are...

US asked Syrian rebels to look for Austin Tice as they empty Assads prisons

Wednesday, December 11

(LONDON) -- The U.S. is communicating with rebel groups inside Syria amid the search for missing American journalist Austin Tice, State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said Tuesday, as the prisons of former President Bashar Assad empty and more evidence of alleged atrocities emerges.Miller told...

Police raid South Korean presidential office, arrest former defense minister following martial law declaration

Wednesday, December 11

(SEOUL) -- South Korean police raided South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s office as a part of the ongoing investigation into the martial law declaration on Dec. 3, Yonhap, South Korean state media, reported Wednesday.The South Korean National Police Agency's National Investigation Headquarters Emergency...

Climate and environment updates: The US just experienced its warmest autumn on record

Tuesday, December 10

(NEW YORK) -- The climate crisis is not a distant threat; it's happening right now and affecting what matters most to us. Hurricanes intensified by a warming planet and drought-fueled wildfires are destroying our communities. Rising seas and flooding are swallowing our homes. And...

Assads infamous Syria prisons empty as rebel leader vows just punishment

Tuesday, December 10

(LONDON) -- Syrian rebel leader Abu Mohammed al-Jolani said late Monday that his forces "will not hesitate to hold accountable" alleged war criminals and torturers that operated as part of President Bashar Assad's toppled regime.Jolani -- whose real name is Ahmed al-Sharaa -- and...

Syria post-Assad power vacuum poses unexpected problems for Middle East, US

Monday, December 9

(LONDON) -- The stunning collapse of President Bashar Assad's regime in Syria presents "a moment of historic opportunity," President Joe Biden wrote on X on Sunday, as rebel fighters and Damascenes celebrated the end of their 14-year war against the authoritarian government.But, the president...

South Korean police consider travel ban for President Yoon amid martial law inquiry

Monday, December 9

(SEOUL and NEW YORK) -- South Korean police will consider imposing a travel ban on President Yoon Suk Yeol, a senior officer said at a press conference on Monday, local time.Additionally, they had not ruled out questioning Yoon as part of their ongoing investigation...

Syria live updates: Putin to give Assad asylum in Russia, Kremlin says

Monday, December 9

World surprised by how quickly Assads Syria collapsed, Austin says

Monday, December 9

(LONDON) -- U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Monday that the international community was "surprised to see that the opposition forces moved as quickly as they did" in Syria as President Bashar Assad's government collapsed in the face of a surprise rebel offensive."Everybody expected...

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol faces impeachment vote after imposing martial law

Saturday, December 7

(SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA) -- South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol will face an impeachment vote Saturday, days after briefly imposing martial law.The country's dominant opposition party moved on Wednesday to impeach Yoon, submitting a motion a day after his declaration of martial law set...

South Koreas ruling party lawmakers boycott vote to impeach president

Saturday, December 7

(SEOUL and LONDON) -- As lawmakers debated a motion to impeach South Korea's embattled President Yoon Suk Yeol over his declaration of martial law on Tuesday, all but two members of Yoon's own People Power Party walked out of the National Assembly session even...