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The HTS rebel group, which has won the war in Syria, is evicting its fighters and their families from affordable housing for former dictator Bashar al-Assad. The Muadamiyat al-Sham housing complex, which consists of dozens of buildings and houses hundreds of people, was built for former Assad government officials and is one of many to […]
President Joe Biden said the United States stands ready to provide any assistance needed in the wake of the South Korean Airlines crash. As a close ally of the United States and South Korea, the American people are deeply saddened by the loss of life and the United States stands ready to provide any assistance […]
India has shown no sign of giving in to India’s request to extradite ousted Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to face trial, saying it has received Bangladesh’s request to extradite her to face trial, but has nothing to say on the matter, Indian Foreign Ministry spokesman Randhir Jaiswal said. Hasina was flown in by the […]
When Pope Francis left the Vatican earlier this month for his traditional Christmastime outing downtown, he acknowledged what many Romans have been complaining about for months: That his big plans for a Holy Year had turned their city into a giant construction pit, with traffic-clogging roadworks tearing up major thoroughfares, scaffolding covering prized monuments and […]
TIRANA, ALBANIA — Albania’s prime minister said Saturday the government will shut down the video service TikTok for one year, blaming it for inciting violence and bullying, especially among children. Albanian authorities held 1,300 meetings with teachers and parents following the stabbing death of a teenager in mid-November by another teen after a quarrel that […]