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A Syrian power vacuum is about to be ripped open and filled by a familiar foe of the West after Islamist-led rebels toppled its brutal, longtime dictator.
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After operating from the shadows for years, how did this man bring down Syria's president and end five decades of Baath Party rule?
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Donald Trump has called for an immediate" ceasefire in Ukraine and for negotiations between it and Russia to stop the madness".
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Americans have mockingly celebrated the killing of UnitedHealth CEO Brian Thompson with a bizarre tribute to his assassin.
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Disturbing footage shows a worker at a centre for people with autism grabbing a 19-year-old by the genitals and dragging him as he cries in pain.
‘The devil and first lady of hell’: Bashar al-Assad and wife Asma’s glossy life masked his brutality
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Bashar al-Assad and his wife used PR puff pieces and photo ops with royals and politicians to seem normal, but couldn't mask their menacing" weirdness.
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Rebels who ended Syria's brutal dictatorship have been met with horror while freeing thousands of political prisoners - including a jailed toddler.
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Following widespread criticism, the Prime Minister has called an attack on a Melbourne synagogue an act of terrorism.
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Police have given a major update on the CEO assassination in New York, following an extensive manhunt for the suspected killer.
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Syria's deposed dictator is safe" in Moscow with his family and will be granted asylum, with Russia making a big claim about the end of his rule.
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World leaders have gathered in Paris at the reopening ceremony for the Notre Dame cathedral. But one moment has people talking.
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Donald Trump says Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is keen on a deal" to end the war with Russia.
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Rebels have stormed the palace of Bashar al-Assad, posing behind his desk, and uncovering a massive fleet of luxury cars, including Mercedes, Porches, Audis and Ferraris.
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China has delivered an important message to Syria in the wake of a rebel takeover and the disappearance of its president.
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US President-elect Donald Trump has confirmed a hated dictator has fled his country", taking a swipe at Vladimir Putin in the process.
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A racially charged brawl broke out between a band and bar patrons after the musicians made derogatory comments about white people.
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In a live broadcast on state television, the rebels declared they had freed' their nation from the rule of a much-hated dictator.
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Former treasurer Josh Frydenberg and Indigenous trailblazer Nova Peris have posed a brutal question to the prime minister after Friday's synagogue attack.
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A much-hated dictator has reportedly fled the country as rebels call on citizens abroad to return to a free Syria".
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A hated dictator could be ousted in days as rebels suddenly capture a major city and topple a statue as he remains holed up in his palace.
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Irish superstar Hozier may be the only artist in history to be happy his song was leaked, revealing his hit about two mismatched lovers wasn't even meant to be a single.
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The Opposition Leader says the suspected arson attack on a Melbourne Synagogue was not surprising, accusing Labor of being slow-moving against rising anti-Semitism.
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Experts say a hated dictator will be ousted within days as rebel forces suddenly capture a major city.
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An Australian couple has opened up about their haunting experience in the nation's new favourite tourism hotspot.
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New documents released have revealed the record making move of the world's richest person.
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The Israeli Prime Minister has made an extraordinary claim about Australia after a Melbourne synagogue was firebombed.
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World leaders have gathered in Paris at the reopening ceremony for the Notre Dame cathedral.
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A nation of more than 23 million is teetering on the brink of total collapse as rebel forces take hold, with a dictator now facing an uncertain future.
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World leaders including Emmanuael Macron, Volodymyr Zelensky and US President-elect Donald Trump have gathered in Paris with Prince William also set to appear.
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A new report has muddied the already chaotic waters of the Ukraine war, with the world's most ominous partnership apparently hitting a dire snag.
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A missing American YouTuber abducted in the Philippines is likely to have been killed by his kidnappers and dumped at sea.
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A magnitude 7.0 quake was recorded this morning, prompting warnings for a large stretch of California's coastline.
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As chaotic scenes erupted in South Korea, one woman's brave moment of defiance against a soldier has gone viral online.
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French President Emmanuel Macron has vowed to name a new prime minister while rejecting calls to resign after the PM was ousted from government.
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Israel's military has been panned after posting about their Spotify Wrapped", and appearing to brag about its war against Hamas.
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An extraordinary attack has been launched on the Albanese government after a Melbourne synagogue was firebombed.
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The US president's eyes were closed for over a minute at a leaders' summit in Angola.
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France's Prime Minister has been ousted in a historic no-confidence vote after just three months in office, further plunging the country into political chaos.
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Amid the justified outrage over Joe Biden's choice to pardon his own son, this week, a telling decision by Donald Trump went almost unnoticed.
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A sudden flare-up in Syria's long-running civil war has stunned international observers, as a complex web of factions battle for control.
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An unknown flu-like illness that particularly affects women and children has killed up to 143 people, as health officials race to take samples.
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France's new Prime Minister was tasked with fixing the nation's broken budget. Instead, he may have broken France.
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Podcaster Joe Rogan has revealed the decision by Kamala Harris that pushed him over the edge to get involved in the US election.
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South Korea's president is in serious trouble after the nation descended into chaos today - and Australia won't be immune from the fallout.
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US President Joe Biden's decision to pardon his son, Hunter, has gone down quite terribly even on his own side of politics.
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A verdict has been handed down in the trial of a Perth grandmother accused of smuggling two kilograms of methamphetamine into Japan.
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Hunter Biden ended his drug-fuelled relationship with Zoe Kestan in a four-sentence email, the former stripper has revealed.
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A sick woman who killed and ate a cat was hit with a one-year jail sentence on Monday as a furious judge slammed her for the repulsive stomach-turning act.
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The heartbroken mother of a Sydney teenager found dead in a pool in Bali says her world has been turned upside down by the loss of her son.
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An eight-year-old girl received fatal stab wounds after trying to save her mother from a horrific attack.