Politics
Politics
Kremlin: ‘Assad himself decided to step aside’
10 December 2024 18:35 Rebel group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham has captured the Syrian capital Damascus and overthrown Assad's regime. The Syrian president fled to Russia. The leader of the rebel group that has taken power in Syria is Abu Mohammad al-Golani.
Macron throws deadline on the table
10 December 2024 17:51 French President Emmanuel Macron wants to appoint a new prime minister ‘within 48 hours’. The 46-year-old French head of state told party leaders gathered at the Elysée Palace on Tuesday.
South Korean president banned from leaving the country following martial law backlash
10 December 2024 13:30 South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has been barred from leaving the country following his failed attempt to impose martial law.
Europe suspends asylum applications from Syrian citizens
10 December 2024 13:00 Several European countries announced earlier this week that they are suspending asylum applications from Syrian citizens following the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad.
Trump promises to pardon Capitol assailants
10 December 2024 10:20 US President-elect, Donald Trump, has promised to begin pardoning those jailed for storming the Capitol on January 6, 2021 to protest the outcome of the presidential election, on his first day in the White House
Why was President Biden not in Paris?
09 December 2024 15:15 Last weekend, the eyes of the world were on Paris, where numerous heads of government and state attended a ceremony for the opening of the Notre-Dame cathedral. US President Joe Biden was absent.
Ousted, Bashar al-Assad seeks refuge in Russia
09 December 2024 13:00 Bashar al-Assad is reportedly in Russia after being forced to flee Syria following the rebels’ capture of Damascus this past Sunday.Latest news
Firm warning from Trump to NATO
New US President Donald Trump has reiterated that the United States will leave the North Atlantic Alliance if the other NATO countries will not start contributing more. 09 Dec 2024 09:28Putin gives asylum to fugitive Syrian dictator Assad
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad reportedly fled by plane and arrived in Moscow on Sunday evening. This was reported by Russian news agencies based on sources inside the Kremlin. Assad and his family are said to have applied for asylum there. They would have been granted this for ‘humanitarian reasons,’ according to state news agency Ria Novosti. 09 Dec 2024 08:41Trump's off-the-wall proposal: “let's send them to the Bahamas”
Throughout his campaign, the Republican businessman kept saying that, as soon as he was re-elected, he would deport illegal migrants on a massive scale. 08 Dec 2024 10:00What will become of Kamala Harris?
According to American press, the future of the Democratic candidate defeated by Donald Trump remains a great mystery, even if her options are open. 07 Dec 2024 15:00Romania suspends presidential elections amid Russian interference concerns
Romania's Constitutional Court annulled the country's presidential elections on Friday, following warnings from local authorities about potential Russian interference. 07 Dec 2024 14:00Sergey Lavrov accuses the West of reviving Cold War
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has accused the West of attempting to reignite a Cold War. 06 Dec 2024 15:30“The head of the Kremlin lives in a parallel world” (M. Yakovleff)
General Michel Yakovleff, former NATO Vice-Chief of Staff, gives us his personal opinion on Vladimir Putin's psychology. 06 Dec 2024 14:00