Revolutions Swept the Middle East in 2011. Will Syria’s End Differently?
Hundreds celebrated the end of Bashar al-Assad’s long and brutal grip on Syria on Sunday on a road leading to the border between Lebanon and Syria.
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Massacre in Haiti Ordered by Gang Leader Leaves Over 100 Dead, Rights Group Says
An armored police vehicle in Cité Soleil, a slum in Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince, in May.
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South Korea Bars President From Traveling Abroad
President Yoon Suk Yeol of South Korea with Oh Dong-woon in May, when Mr. Oh was appointed as head of the office investigating high-ranking officials.
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Desperate Haitians Who Fled to the Dominican Republic Are Being Sent Back in Cages
Haitians detained for deportation in a police vehicle between the Dominican Republic and Haiti.
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A Quick Arab Pivot: From Welcoming al-Assad to Managing the Chaos
A torn poster of the deposed Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad at an abandoned border checkpoint in Masnaa, Syria, on Monday.
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France’s First Big #MeToo Case Goes to Trial
Adèle Haenel in Chatham, N.Y., in 2023, the year she published a letter explaining her decision to leave the film industry.
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Explosion at Fuel Depot Near Florence Kills at Least Two
Smoke billowed from the depot near Florence, Italy, after the explosion on Monday.
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Records Seized by Israel Show Hamas Presence in U.N. Schools
Israeli soldiers standing next to an access point made by the Israeli military into a tunnel said to have been built by Hamas that ran beneath an UNRWA school, as photographed during an escorted tour in February.
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Notre-Dame Holds First Public Mass in Years: ‘Fire Has Not Conquered Stone’
Priests at the newly reopened Notre-Dame Cathedral after the Sunday evening service.
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With Assad’s Fall, Iran’s ‘Axis of Resistance’ Unravels
A billboard showing people holding photos of Ayatollah Khomeini, from the days of the Islamic revolution in Tehran, Iran, in November.
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43,000 Ukrainian Soldiers Killed Since Russia Invaded, Zelensky Says
A funeral last month for a Ukrainian soldier on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine. Ending the war was a major theme of a meeting on Saturday between President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine and President-elect Donald J. Trump.
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John Dramani Mahama Is Set to Return as Ghana’s President
John Dramani Mahama speaking during a rally for his party on Thursday in Accra, Ghana.
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Brazil’s President Lula Is in ICU After Emergency Brain Surgery
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil is recovering from an “uneventful” emergency surgery, according to the hospital that treated him.
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Taiwan Says China Has Deployed Largest Fleet of Ships in Decades
A Taiwanese fighter jet landing in Hsinchu on Tuesday.
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Australia Signs Security and Economic Treaty With Nauru
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese of Australia and President David Adeang of Nauru meeting in Canberra, Australia, on Monday.
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How to Understand the Factions Vying for Control in Syria
A rebel celebrating at Umayyad Square in Damascus on Sunday.
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What to Know About the Countries Still Fighting in Syria After al-Assad’s Ouster
A poster of President Bashar al-Assad of Syria hanging on the side of a shopping mall decimated by bombs in the war-ravaged city of Homs, Syria, in June.
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France’s Marine Le Pen Takes Aim at the Top
The far-right leader Marine Le Pen with President Emmanuel Macron after talks at the Élyseé Palace in Paris in 2022.
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The Netanyahu Corruption Trial, Explained
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel addressing lawmakers in the Knesset, Israel’s Parliament, in Jerusalem, in November.
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Tuesday Briefing
Syrians celebrated in Umayyad Square in Damascus yesterday.
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Syrians, in Shock and With Some Unease, Celebrate the Fall of al-Assad
Thousands of Syrians celebrated in the streets of Umayyad Square in the center of Damascus, Syria, on Monday.
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Syrian Military Officials Charged With War Crimes as Government Falls
The Mezzeh air base in Damascus, Syria, where two officials were accused of committing war crimes and running a notorious prison facility.
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U.S. Scrambles to Navigate Perils of a New Syria
U.S. officials say they are closely watching to see whether Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, led by Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, displays traits of a terrorist group or whether it has changed.
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Israel-Hamas Cease-Fire Talks Gain Steam, Officials Say
A makeshift camp for displaced Palestinians in the Nahr al-Bared area in Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip, on Monday.
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Tuesday Briefing: Syrian Rebels Rush to Establish Order
Celebrations in Umayyad Square in Damascus yesterday.
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Syria’s President Had Stocks of Chemical Weapons. What Happens to Them Now?
A Syrian rebel tries on a gas mask seized from a Syrian army factory in the northwestern province of Idlib in 2013. Bashar al-Assad’s use of chemical weapons on rebels and civilians was a defining feature of the early days of Syria’s civil war.
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Crowds Throng to Syria’s Sednaya Prison to Find Relatives and Friends
Surveying cells in the Sednaya Prison on Monday in Damascus, Syria.
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on December 2024
How Syria’s Rebels Took Damascus, Captured on Video
Syrians celebrating in the central city of Homs early on Sunday.
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Displaced Syrians Rush to Return Home
People traveling on the road to Damascus, the Syrian capital, from Beirut, Lebanon, on Monday.
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Israel Claims Credit for al-Assad’s Ouster, but Sees Risk in His Absence
Celebrating the fall of Bashar al-Assad on a road leading to Syria’s Masnaa border crossing in Bar Elias, Lebanon, on Sunday.
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E.P.A. Bans Perc and T.C.E., Two Chemicals Used In Dry Cleaning
The dry-cleaning industry has objected to new restrictions imposed by the Environmental Protection Agency.
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on December 2024
Ukraine Weighs Telegram Security Risks Amid War With Russia
Telegram’s Air Raids Map channel. Roughly 70 percent of Ukrainians use Telegram as a main source of news, according to a recent survey.
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Three-Quarters of Earth’s Land Got Drier in Recent Decades, U.N. Says
A goat farmer in a drought-stricken area of Leonforte, Sicily, in July.
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Monday Briefing
A toppled statue of Syria’s late president, Hafez al-Assad, in Damascus yesterday.
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Trump Picks Former Ambassador to Mexico for Deputy Secretary of State
Christopher Landau in 2019. Because of his background in dealing with Mexico, Mr. Landau could be tasked with handling migration and tariffs in the Trump administration.
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With Syria in Flux, Turkish Forces Attack U.S.-Backed Forces
Destroying a statue of Bassel al-Assad, the ousted president’s brother, on Sunday in Qamishli, Syria, on the border with Turkey.
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Stunned Iranian Officials Try to Distance Their Country From Assad
The damage after Syrians looted the Iranian Embassy in Damascus, Syria’s capital, on Sunday.
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Syrians in New York City Celebrate the Fall of Assad
Marcelle Shehwaro, center, a Syrian activist, celebrated the fall of the Assad regime along with other activists and supporters in Washington Square Park on Sunday.
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Israeli Ground Forces Cross into Syria, Officials Say
Israeli troops in the buffer zone with Syria, in the Golan Heights on Sunday.
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on December 2024
Monday Briefing: Al-Assad Flees Syria as Rebels Claim Power
Crowds gathered near the Maasna border crossing into Syria.
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As Assad’s Dictatorship in Syria Ends, New Risks for the Middle East Are Huge
Celebrations broke out on Sunday after President Bashar al-Assad’s government in Syria collapsed, including at a border crossing in Lebanon, above.
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on December 2024
Syria’s Army Was Hollowing Out Long Before Rebels’ Advance
Abandoned tanks lined up at Mezzeh Air Base after Syrian forces deserted their posts on Sunday in Damascus.
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The Assad Family’s Legacy Is One of Savage Oppression
Portraits of Hafez al-Assad, left, and his son Bashar al-Assad, who succeeded him in power, at a hotel in Damascus.
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Biden Weighs Approach to Rebels in Syria Amid Secret Message Exchange
“We’re cleareyed about the fact that ISIS will try to take advantage of any vacuum to reestablish its capability,” President Biden said on Sunday.
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Syrians in Lebanon Start to Head Home, With Both Joy and Worry
People waving flags celebrate in the street while stuck in the traffic jam leading up to the Lebanon-Syria Masna’a border crossing on Sunday.
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What’s Next for Syria After the Collapse of Assad’s Government?
The Syrian presidential palace in Damascus after President Bashar al-Assad was ousted.
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Bashar al-Assad of Syria Falls to Rebels
A defaced banner showing President Bashar al-Assad on a street in Aleppo on Thursday. After a 13-year civil war, his government collapsed with surprising suddenness.
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Bogged Down in Ukraine, Russia Pays a Price in Syria
A destroyed Syrian Army tank in a street in Hama, Syria, on Friday, a day after rebels captured the city.
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Nations and Leaders React to Toppling of Syria Regime
Syrian opposition supporters at Fatih Mosque in Istanbul waved the opposition flag and celebrated the rebel takeover of Damascus on Sunday.
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Biden and Family of Austin Tice, Who Is Missing in Syria, Say They Believe He Is Alive
Debra Nice, center, the mother of the kidnapped journalist Austin Tice, asked Friday for help in locating him. The family believes he is still in Syria.
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As Syrian Government Loses Control, the Skies Above Go Quiet
An aerial view of the Syrian central city of Homs on Sunday.
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Who Is the Leader of Syria’s Rebel Offensive?
Abu Mohammad al-Jolani, the leader of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, last year in the village of Besnaya, in Syria’s northwestern Idlib Province.
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South Korea Unsure Who Is Running the Government
Protesters demanding the impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol at a rally outside the National Assembly in Seoul on Sunday.
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The U.S. Couple Donating to Notre-Dame Restoration Efforts
Nick and Suzie Trivisonno, of Charlotte, N.C., donated to the Notre-Dame renovation efforts after the famous Paris cathedral was badly damaged in a fire in 2019.
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Inside the Four-Day Workweek Experiment
Matt Kimber, a senior engineer at the software company BrandPipe, in his home office in East London last month. His company is testing a four-day workweek.
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on December 2024
Rebels Assert Control in Damascus, Their Plans Still Unclear
Ukraine’s Aggressive Draft Efforts Are Facing a Backlash
Volcanic Eruption in the Philippines Forces Mass Evacuation
How the Rebels in Syria Captured Damascus
Road to Damascus Littered With Relics of Fallen Assad Government
As Syrian Rebels Take Charge, Freeing Prisoners of Assad Is a Priority