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US Secretary of State Blinken acknowledges contact with Syria’s HTS rebels

Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, or HTS, has been designated a ‘foreign terrorist organisation’ in US since Trump’s term in 2018.

Al Jazeera

CBS Sports reveals more insight to Texans LB Azeez Al-Shaair’s suspension

There's more than meets the eye with Azeez Al-Shaair's suspension coming forward as the 2024 season concludes.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Juan Soto gets free luxury suite and up to 4 premium tickets for home games in $765M Mets deal

Juan Soto gets free use of a luxury suite and up to four premium tickets behind home plate for regular-season and postseason New York Mets home games as part of his record $765 million, 15-year contract

The Independent UK

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Kyle Tucker Trade Packages Starting to Materialize From Cubs, Yankees

The Astros are open to moving their longtime middle-of-the-order bat.

Sports Illustrated

Max Fried’s Decade-Old Tweet About Derek Jeter Resurfaces After Yankees Deal

The new Yankees pitcher paid his respect to one of New York's greatest.

Sports Illustrated

Analysis: After Juan Soto's megadeal, could MLB see a $1 billion contract? Probably not soon

For the second straight Major League Baseball offseason, a norm-shattering contract has been the talk of the winter, with Juan Soto agreeing with the New York Mets on a $765 million, 15-year deal that’s the richest in baseball history

The Independent UK

Israel Assuming 'Worst-case Scenario' With Syria Bombing: Analysts

Israel's bombing of Syrian military assets and its entry into the UN-patrolled buffer zone on the Golan Heights show it fears the worst from the end of the Assad clan's rule, analysts told AFP. "The Israeli government... is operating on a worst-case scenario with little to no nuance," said Yossi…

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War Monitor Says Israel Conducted 300 Strikes On Syria Since Assad's Fall

A war monitor said on Tuesday that Israel had conducted 300 strikes on Syria since the fall of president Bashar al-Assad, adding that the raids had "destroyed the most important military sites" in the country.

International Business Times

Finding the Yankees’ Potential Plan B After Losing the Juan Soto Sweepstakes

New York fell short to its crosstown rival in the bidding for Soto but can still make improvements. Here are some tantalizing options for the club to target.

Sports Illustrated

Soto's record $765 million, 15-year contract with Mets reverberates through Major League Baseball

Juan Soto’s record $765 million, 15-year contract with the New York Mets, the largest and longest deal in baseball history, has reverberated across the winter meetings

The Independent UK

Alex Cora Reacts to Red Sox Finishing Short in Juan Soto Sweepstakes

The bidding war for Juan Soto has officially ended.

Sports Illustrated

Will emergence of HTS in Syria raise level of global terrorism threats?

Intelligence chiefs have to decisively analyse the risk posed by group once affiliated to islamists al-Qaida

The Guardian - UK

MLB Record Contracts: Soto, Ohtani, Trout, Betts, Judge, And More

Explore the top MLB contracts, including Juan Soto's record-breaking 5 million Mets deal and other notable player agreements in baseball history.

Top News

Juan Soto Narrows Down Teams Ahead Of Winter Meetings

Stay updated on Juan Soto's negotiations with top MLB teams and his record-breaking contract talks. Winter meetings are set to shape the baseball landscape.

The Conversation

With the world distracted by conflicts elsewhere, the Syrian civil war flares up again

The forgotten Syrian civil war has again flared up with the spectacular capture of Aleppo by opposition forces. A complex set of circumstances created the right time for rebels to strike, plunging Syria into an uncertain future and catching President Bashar al-Assad by surprise.

Al Jazeera

Who are Hayat Tahrir al-Sham and the Syrian groups that took Aleppo?

HTS is the largest of the armed opposition groups that routed regime forces from Aleppo. Here’s an overview.

The Guardian - UK

Do you have ‘brain rot’ from endless social media? Try our quiz

As the Oxford word of the year for 2024 is announced, here are 12 questions to determine if you an overconsumer of mind-numbing online content

The Guardian - UK

Let it show: find an event for every day until Christmas with our culture advent calendar

From The Nutcracker in Glasgow and the Human League in Cardiff to Messiaen in Manchester and Maggie Mistletoe in Farnham, our critics pick the best cultural events in the run-up to Christmas

The Independent UK

Juan Soto could decide on his next team before or during baseball's winter meetings

Juan Soto appears on a timetable to decide on where to sign either before or during baseball’s winter meetings in Dallas, which run from Dec. 8-12

The Independent UK

World Series champion Dodgers' full share $477,441, MLB postseason pool a record $129.1 million

A full postseason share for the World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers totaled $477,441, down from the winner’s amount in 2022 and 2023

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