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DAMASCUS,  (Reuters) – Damascus stirred back to life today at the start of a hopeful but uncertain era after rebels seized the capital and President Bashar al-Assad fled to Russia, following 13 years of civil war and more than 50 years of his family’s brutal rule.

SEOUL, (Reuters) – South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has been banned from leaving the country over a failed attempt at imposing martial law, a justice ministry official said on Monday, amid growing calls for him to step down and a deepening leadership crisis.

(Reuters) – An amended lawsuit filed in federal court yesterday alleges that rap mogul Jay-Z raped a 13-year-old girl along with Sean “Diddy” Combs during a party in 2000.

DAMASCUS (Reuters) – Syrian rebels seized the capital Damascus unopposed on Sunday after a lightning advance that sent President Bashar al-Assad fleeing to Russia after a 13-year civil war and six decades of his family’s autocratic rule.

SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s leadership crisis deepened on Sunday as prosecutors named President Yoon Suk Yeol as a subject of a criminal investigation over last week’s martial law attempt, a media report said, and his former defence minister was arrested.

PARIS (Reuters) – U.S. President-elect Donald Trump called on Sunday for an immediate ceasefire and negotiations between Ukraine and Russia to end “the madness”, prompting Ukrainian President Volodymr Zelenskiy and the Kremlin to list their conditions.

ACCRA (Reuters) – Ghana’s former President John Dramani Mahama has staged a political comeback by winning the West African nation’s presidential election after his rival Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia conceded defeat on Sunday.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – U.S. President-elect Donald Trump aims to deport all immigrants in the U.S.

PARIS, (Reuters) – U.S. President-elect Donald Trump called today for an immediate ceasefire and negotiations between Ukraine and Russia to end “the madness”, prompting Ukrainian President Volodymr Zelenskiy and the Kremlin to list their conditions.

SEOUL, (Reuters) – South Korea’s leadership crisis deepened today as prosecutors named President Yoon Suk Yeol as a subject of a criminal investigation over last week’s martial law attempt, a media report said, and his former defence minister was arrested.

ACCRA, (Reuters) – Ghana’s former President John Dramani Mahama has staged a political comeback by winning the West African nation’s presidential election after his rival Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia conceded defeat today.

DAMASCUS,  (Reuters) – Syria rebel fighters raced into Damascus unopposed today, overthrowing President Bashar al-Assad and ending nearly six decades of his family’s iron-fisted rule after a lightning advance that reversed the course of a 13-year civil war.

AMMAN/BEIRUT,  (Reuters) – Syrian rebels announced they gained full control over the key city of Homs early on Sunday after only a day of fighting, leaving President Bashar al-Assad’s 24-year rule dangling by a thread as insurgents marched on the capital, Damascus.

PARIS, (Reuters) – Iran’s acceleration in its enrichment of uranium to close to bomb grade is “extremely serious”, has no civilian justification and contradicts Tehran’s assertions on wanting serious nuclear negotiations, a Western diplomatic source said on Saturday.

SEOUL,  (Reuters) – South Korean prosecutors on Sunday arrested ex-Defence Minister Kim Yong-hyun over his alleged role in President Yoon Suk Yeol’s declaration of martial law on Tuesday, Yonhap News Agency said.

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(Reuters) – U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron shared an intense series of handshakes on Saturday, reminiscent of the white-knuckled grip-off that marked a meeting between the two leaders more than seven years ago.

AMMAN/BEIRUT, (Reuters) – Syrian President Bashar al-Assad boarded a plane and left Damascus for an unknown destination today, two senior army officers told Reuters, as rebels said they had entered the capital with no sign of army deployments.

SEOUL, (Reuters) – South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol survived an impeachment motion in the opposition-led parliament today that was prompted by his short-lived attempt to impose martial law this week, after members of his party boycotted the vote.

 (Reuters) – Two strategically-important Russian military facilities in Syria and Moscow’s very presence in the Middle East are under serious threat from rapidly advancing insurgents, Russian war bloggers have warned.