Syria's new leader is saying that he will dissolve the many rebel factions there and absorb them into the new ministry of defense. That new leader is Ahmed al-Sharaa. And if he can achieve unity, ...

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Israeli minister criticises Pope's call to study whether Gaza offensive 'genocide' Middle Eastcategory· December 20, 2024 President Joe Biden's support for Israel during its more than 14-month ...

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December 19, 2024 • Pedro Almodóvar's first English-language film, The Room Next Door, is a meditation on death. Writing and making movies "is a way of running away from death," the Spanish ...