Lebanese Health Ministry says Israeli airstrike kills 20 in the country's north
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) — Lebanese Health Ministry says Israeli airstrike kills 20 in the country's north.
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BBCIsrael seizes Golan buffer zone after Syrian troops leave positions
PM Netanyahu said the 1974 disengagement agreement had "collapsed" with the rebel takeover of Syria.
- CNN
Watching with trepidation and glee, Netanyahu orders military to seize Syria buffer zone
Israeli leaders are watching events across the border in Syria with trepidation, as 50 years of detente were upended in a matter of hours.
- The Independent
Syria – live: Israel bombards ‘more than 100’ Syrian military sites as PM agrees handover of power to rebels
Prime minister Mohammed Jalali says power transition could take days to carry out
- The Independent
Taliban critics and ‘rebel collaborators’ face systemic torture in Afghan prisons, survivors say
Findings from interviews with 38 former Taliban detainees have been shared with the UN special rapporteur for Afghanistan. Arpan Rai and Mahbob Shah Mahbob, for Afghanistan International, report
- Euronews
After 14 years of conflict, Assad's fall brings an end to Syria's dynastic rule
The Syrian government collapsed early on Sunday, marking an end to the Assad family's 50-year rule, after a surprise rebel offensive quickly swept through government-held areas and reached the capital in just 10 days.View on euronews
- The Independent
Voices: The House of Assad has finally fallen – but chaotic Syria could still be torn apart
COMMENT: Syrians have welcomed the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad but the celebrations may not last long as the war-torn country still faces a troubled future, writes The Independent’s world affairs editor Sam Kiley
- Yahoo News UK
What’s happening in Syria? The key developments amid warnings of Isis threat
The lightning quick collapse of Bashar al-Assad's has left the world taking stock on a new-look Middle East.
- Euronews
Former al-Qaeda member al-Golani rebrands as a pluralist amid doubts over Syria’s democratic future
Ahmad al-Sharaa, formerly Abu Mohammed al-Golani, has evolved from an al-Qaida affiliate leader to a rebranded figure promoting pluralism as Syria’s insurgency topples Assad. Despite his attempts at moderation, doubts remain about his democratic intentions.View on euronews
- Australian Associated Press
Road blocked as Israeli adviser's charges withdrawn
Dozens of protesters have blocked a busy city thoroughfare as a private prosecution against a former Israeli advisor was struck out in court.
- CNN
Two wars changed Syria’s fortune. What comes next is impossible to know
The swiftly changing fate of Bashar al-Assad was not really made in Syria, but in southern Beirut and Donetsk.
- The Hill
Biden calls Assad regime collapse ‘fundamental act of justice’
President Biden called the recent collapse of the Assad regime in Syria “a fundamental act of justice” in remarks at the White House on Sunday. “At long last, the Assad regime has fallen,” Biden said. “This regime brutalized and tortured and killed literally hundreds of thousands of innocent Syrians. A fall [of the regime] is…
- Sky video
Who are the Syrian rebels - and what are their plans?
Rebel forces have taken control of the Syrian capital after storming through the country in less than two weeks.
- BBC
Melbourne synagogue fire 'likely' terror act, police say
Three suspects are being sought over the fire, which injured one person and caused extensive damage.
- The Independent
Biden promises to bring US journalist Austin Tice home as he calls fall of Assad ‘a moment of historic opportunity for Syria’
‘At long last, the Assad regime has fallen,’ declares US president
- Euronews
Al-Assad’s reign is over: Who are the key players in the new Syria and who stands to gain or lose?
The new reality in Syria may prove beneficial for some actors and detrimental for others — and there is no simple explanation, as there never has been for the last 13 years.View on euronews
- Sky News
UK to reduce support for Georgia after 'shocking scenes of violence' at EU protests
The UK will reduce its support and engagement with Georgia following "shocking scenes of violence", the foreign secretary has said. Tens of thousands of demonstrators have clashed with riot police in the eastern European country since 28 November after the governing Georgian Dream party decided to suspend talks on joining the European Union until 2028. Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze announced the suspension after the European Parliament rejected the results of Georgia's October parliamentary elections, which was won by Georgian Dream, but the EU said it was "neither free nor fair" and should be re-run under international supervision.
- BBC
Syria in maps: How did anti-Assad rebels take control?
A visual guide to the latest developments as advancing Syrian fighters set their sights on Damascus.
- The Hill
Assad granted asylum in Russia, arrives in Moscow
Syrian President Bashar Assad and his family have been granted asylum in Russia and arrived in Moscow on Sunday after the Syrian government fell. The rebels’ victory early Sunday concluded a 10-day offensive in which fighters seized much of what had been government-held land and effectively ended the Assad family’s 50-year rule of the country.…
- Sky News
Egypt accuses Israel of 'exploiting power vacuum' after seizing Golan Heights buffer zone
Israeli troops have seized a demilitarised buffer zone in the Golan Heights in a move that has been criticised by Egypt and Qatar. Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his forces had entered the 155-square mile area after a rebel advance ended Syrian President Bashar al Assad's rule on Sunday. The zone was established by a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Syria in 1974.
- Australian Associated Press
US troops in Syria to prevent Islamic State resurgence
Joe Biden says the collapse of the Syrian government is a 'fundamental act of justice' after decades of repression but also 'a moment of risk and uncertainty'.