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Crude Prices Finish Higher as China Vows to Ramp-Up Economic Stimulus

January WTI crude oil (CLF25 ) Monday closed up +1.17 (+1.74%), and January RBOB gasoline (RBF25 ) closed up +0.0463 (+2.43%). Crude oil and gasoline prices rallied Monday in the hopes that additional stimulus measures by the Chinese government will boost energy demand in China, the world's second-largest crude consumer....

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Russia And Iran Weakened As Assad Falls In Syria

The fall of Bashar al-Assad in Syria exposes weakened support from Russia and Iran, impacting the Middle East's power balance.

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US Ensuring Chemical Weapons In Syria Stay Secure

US actively works with partners to prevent chemical weapons misuse in Syria. Communication with Russia maintained. Assad regime's fall seen as justice.

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Syrians crowd Assad’s most notorious torture prison in hunt for missing loved ones

It comes as Britain says collapse of Assad is humiliation for Iran and Russia but doesn’t guarantee peace. Israel bombs chemical weapons facilities over fears of dangerous power vacuum

The Independent UK

Global Chemical Weapons Watchdog Reminds Syria Of Obligations

OPCW reminds Syria of chemical weapons obligations as rebels advance and Assad is overthrown. Israel conducts airstrikes on suspected sites. Russia grants ...

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The Guardian view on Romania’s annulled election: a wake-up call for democracies

Editorial: The social media-driven success of a pro-Putin candidate confirmed the extent to which Russia’s hybrid warfare tactics are now a threat

The Guardian - UK

Thousands Rally In Georgia's 12th Day Of Pro-EU Protests

Thousands of people took to the streets in Georgia on Monday for the 12th consecutive day of protests against the government's decision to shelve European Union accession talks after disputed elections.

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Power Vacuum In Syria Increases Geopolitical Instability, China Investigating Nvidia

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Kitten named Peach saves life of Ukrainian man fleeing war

The man was rescued deep in the freezing mountains of Romania

The Independent UK

Zelensky Urges 'Stronger' Aid From German Chancellor Candidate Merz

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday asked for more support from Germany against Russia while meeting with opposition leader Friedrich Merz, who is leading opinion polls ahead of German elections in February.

International Business Times

Lammy brands Assad rat of Damascus who fled to Russia with tail between his legs

The Assad regime in Syria collapsed after 13 years of civil war.

Evening Standard

Assad's Fall Shows Russian Military Limited By Ukraine Offensive

The collapse of Moscow ally Bashar al-Assad's Syrian government has dealt a major blow to Russia's image of global strength and laid bare the limits of its military reach as its Ukraine offensive drags on.

International Business Times

Russia 'surprised' at fall of Assad regime as Syria rebel flag flown over Moscow embassy

Assad and his family are reportedly in asylum in Russia after rebel fighters stormed Damascus

Evening Standard

Bashar Al-Assad Granted Asylum In Moscow

Bashar al-Assad granted asylum in Russia after leaving Syria amidst uprising and rebel encirclement. Kremlin silent on Putin's involvement.

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The Conversation

Why the fall of Bashar al-Assad is unlikely to lead to peace in Syria

The Syrian opposition’s recent capture of the country’s largest city of Aleppo caught much of the international community by surprise. After the involvement of Russia, Iran and Hezbollah in the prolonged Syrian civil war, many observers assumed that Bashar al-Assad’s forces had won the conflict.

The Conversation

How the loss of its Mediterranean naval base in Syria would weaken Russia as a global power

The fall of the Assad regime constitutes a major blow to Russia’s foreign policy and prestige. Not least among the setbacks is the prospect of possibly having to swallow the loss of its only overseas naval base, located in the port of Tartus on Syria’s Mediterranean coast.

The Conversation

What Syria’s rebel takeover means for the region’s major players: Turkey, Iran and Russia

When I was buying coffee at a cafe owned by a Syrian man in the UK on Sunday, I asked him what he made of the news that longtime dictator Bashar al-Assad had been ousted from power. He responded optimistically that he and the 7 million Syrians that had fled…

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Crude Prices Jump as China Vows to Ramp-Up Stimulus

January WTI crude oil (CLF25 ) today is up +1.56 (+2.32%), and January RBOB gasoline (RBF25 ) is up +0.0508 (+2.66%). Crude oil and gasoline prices today are climbing in the hopes that additional stimulus measures by the Chinese government will boost energy demand in China, the world's second-largest crude...

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Nobel Laureate Warns Putin About Danger Of Nuclear Weapons

This year's Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Japan's atomic bomb survivors' group Nihon Hidankyo, on Monday urged Russia to stop issuing nuclear threats in a bid to prevail in its war in Ukraine.

The Independent UK

How a lightning assault by Syrian rebels toppled Assad’s regime in less than two weeks

Distracted by wars elsewhere, president Bashar al-Assad’s military allies Russia, Iran, and Lebanon’s Hezbollah failed to mobilise the kind of decisive firepower that had propped him up for years

The Independent UK

Nobel Peace Prize winner urges Putin to understand the destructiveness of nuclear weapons

Terumi Tanaka, a survivor of the U.S. atomic bombings of Japan and the representative of an organization that won this year’s Nobel Peace Prize, has called on Russian President Vladimir Putin to stop making nuclear threats

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Ukraine's Zelenskyy Open To Western Troops For Security

Ukrainian President Zelenskyy considers Western troop deployment for security and NATO membership amidst Russia's military presence in Ukraine.

The Conversation

I interviewed Syria’s militias at the start of the war – they will listen if other countries engage them

On Sunday, the world received news it perhaps had stopped thinking was possible. The murderous regime of Syria’s president, Bashar al-Assad, is gone and the Syrian civil war may be coming to an end after 13 years of suffering.

The Guardian - UK

Moscow reaches out to new Syrian leadership in move to secure bases

Having labelled Syrian rebels ‘terrorists’, Moscow is now making diplomatic efforts to protect its military assets in the country

Al Jazeera

Russia gave asylum to deposed Syrian President al-Assad, Kremlin confirms

The decision to grant asylum to Bashar al-Assad comes amid concerns over Russian military bases in Syria.

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