Middle East latest: Assad says he wanted to stay in Syria but Russia evacuated him  The Associated Press Bashar al-Assad says he didn’t intend to leave Syria, statement claims  BBC.com Middle East crisis: Syrians dismiss Assad’s claim that he wanted to stay and fight – as it happened  The Guardian Assad paints himself as ‘custodian’ to Syria as […]
Death Toll Mounts—Could Reach Thousands—After Cyclone Chido Hits French Territory Of Mayotte  Forbes ‘It’s as if an atomic bomb fell on Mayotte:’ Widespread destruction after 100-year cyclone pummels French territory  Yahoo! Voices Fears of Humanitarian Crisis on Mayotte After Tropical Cyclone Chido  The New York Times Rescuers comb debris for survivors, count dead in cyclone-hit Mayotte  Reuters Tropical Cyclone
German election: Scholz loses confidence vote  DW (English) German Chancellor Olaf Scholz Loses Confidence Vote, Prompting Snap Election  The New York Times Germany’s Scholz has lost a confidence vote. Here’s what comes next  CNN German Parliament Clears the Way for Early Election in February  Bloomberg German election opinion polls – who’s leading for 2025  The Guardian
Mayotte: ‘Close to a thousand’ feared dead on French island of Mayotte after Cyclone Chido  BBC.com Thousands feared dead after Cyclone Chido hits French overseas territory Mayotte  CBS News ‘It’s as if an atomic bomb fell on Mayotte:’ Widespread destruction after 100-year cyclone pummels French territory  Yahoo! Voices Rescuers seek cyclone survivors in devastated Mayotte  Reuters Cyclone Chido devastates
Hundreds feared dead after worst cyclone in 90 years slams French territory of Mayotte  Axios ‘It’s as if an atomic bomb fell on Mayotte:’ Widespread destruction after 100-year cyclone pummels French territory  CNN At least 11 dead from cyclone in French territory of Mayotte  CBS News Key facts about Mayotte  Reuters Hundreds, if not thousands, possibly killed by Cyclone
Asia Stocks in Tight Range With Eyes on China Data: Markets Wrap  Bloomberg Morning Bid: 2024 bull run in home stretch, China ‘data dump’ eyed  Reuters Asia markets mostly rise as central bank decisions take the spotlight  CNBC China Shares Weigh on Asian Peers After Data Dump: Markets Wrap  Yahoo Finance Global stock index falls, bond yields rise ahead
US in contact with Syria rebel group  Semafor
US in ‘direct contact’ with Syria rebels, Blinken says  POLITICO Europe US Spoke Directly With Syrian Rebel Government, Blinken Says  Bloomberg
​After Impeachment, South Korea Is Left With No Elected Leader  The New York Times South Korea’s president reportedly defies summons in martial law inquiry  The Guardian South Korea’s parliament votes to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol over his martial law order  The Associated Press The political implosion of South Korea’s president: A timeline  Reuters Can South Korean President be
Misled army with promises of Russian aid: Assad’s final hours in Syria before rebel takeover  The Times of India Assad’s final hours in Syria: Deception, despair and flight  Reuters One week into a new Syria, rebels aim for normalcy and Syrians vow not to be silent again  The Associated Press Syria Live Updates: Joyous Syrians Gather for 1st
