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Syrian conflict
With Assad gone, a brutal dictatorship ends. But the new risks are huge
The overthrow of the Assad government could mean Iran’s pathway to Hezbollah is cut off. Now Iran, newly vulnerable, will have to decide between negotiation and the bomb.
- by David E. Sanger
Police release two more photos of UnitedHealthcare CEO’s shooter
- by Michael R. Sisak and Cedar Attanasio
Opinion & Perspectives
When Trump says the world’s ‘a little crazy right now’, you know it’s bad
We should rethink the designation of 2024 as the year of democracy and think of it as the year when everything, everywhere, all at once seemed to go off the rails.
Nick Bryant
Journalist and author
With Assad gone, a brutal dictatorship ends. But the new risks are huge
The overthrow of the Assad government could mean Iran’s pathway to Hezbollah is cut off. Now Iran, newly vulnerable, will have to decide between negotiation and the bomb.
David E. Sanger
Netanyahu’s rebuke of Albanese is weak and unprovable but serves his purposes
Israel’s prime minister sees himself as the ultimate defender of Israel against an international left that he portrays as hostile and complicit in antisemitism.
Dan Perry
Journalist
North America
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Crime
Suspect in killing of UnitedHealth executive taken into custody
Luigi Mangione was arrested in Altoona, Pennsylvania, after he was spotted at a McDonald’s by someone who believed he resembled the gunman.
- by Costas Pitas
Opinion
Globalisation
When Trump says the world’s ‘a little crazy right now’, you know it’s bad
We should rethink the designation of 2024 as the year of democracy and think of it as the year when everything, everywhere, all at once seemed to go off the rails.
- by Nick Bryant
Police release two more photos of UnitedHealthcare CEO’s shooter
- by Michael R. Sisak and Cedar Attanasio
Europe
Asia
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World politics
South Korea arrests ex-defence minister over martial law stunt as president avoids impeachment
Most lawmakers from the country’s ruling party boycotted a parliamentary vote to deny a two-thirds majority needed to suspend Yoon Suk Yeol’s presidential powers.
- by Kim Tong-hyung and Hyung-jin Kim
A North Korean voice Kim Jong-un would love to silence
Kim Seongmin was on his way to Pyongyang for certain execution when he jumped out of the window. What he did next has infuriated the North Korean leader.
- by Choe Sang-Hun
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Syrian conflict
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Analysis
Syrian conflict
With Assad gone, a brutal dictatorship ends. But the new risks are huge
- by David E. Sanger
Analysis
Syrian conflict
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Syrian conflict
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