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Associated PressCandid photos of Syria's Assad expose a world beyond the carefully crafted and repressive rule
Personal photos of ousted Syrian President Bashar Assad have surfaced from his abandoned residences, sparking ridicule among Syrians who until days ago were persecuted for criticizing his carefully crafted public image. The intimate and candid photos, reportedly discovered in albums from Assad’s mansions in the hills of Damascus and Aleppo, offer a stark contrast to the polished, glamorous image that Assad and his father projected as they led Syria for half a century. Syrians have been fascinated by the background glimpses of a seemingly normal family that held the country in an iron grip and bombed some their fellow citizens regarded as a threat.
- The Telegraph
Taxpayers foot £6bn bill for ‘nonsense’ research despite Reeves crackdown on waste
Taxpayers are footing a £6 billion bill for “nonsense” research projects despite Rachel Reeves pledging a crackdown on government waste.
- The Telegraph
How Ed Miliband ignored advice – and forked out £1.5bn for retired miners
Ed Miliband was warned that giving £1.5bn to retired miners could leave taxpayers funding years of pension payments, unearthed documents show.
- The Telegraph
Sixty years, £300m and 18 miles: our newest rail line reveals why we can’t build anything in Britain
When the 08.36 to Newcastle pulls out of Ashington station on Sunday, heralding the first passenger train on the Northumberland Line in more than 60 years, the people of north-east England would be forgiven for rubbing their eyes in disbelief.
- The Telegraph
New unit proves Starmer took Brexit voters for fools, says Boris Johnson
Sir Keir Starmer’s new unit to deepen ties with Brussels proves the Prime Minister took Brexit voters for fools during the election, Boris Johnson has said.
- Sky News
Jets scream overhead and soldiers drop down into gun turrets - outside Russia's military base in Syria
The Russians have been permanently based here since 2017, propping up the Assad regime and overseeing the war against their many opponents. For now, though, what we do know, is that Russian convoys are withdrawing from bases across Syria and are heading for the Mediterranean Coast. On a dusty road near the main Russian entrance to Hmeimim air base near Latakia, I could see a convoy of Russian military vehicles trundling their way past the Russian-named shops.
- Euronews
Trump urges immediate ceasefire in Ukraine and suggests NATO role rethinking
Trump's remarks, including thoughts on reducing US military aid to Ukraine and reconsidering NATO membership, have sparked concern among allies and security experts.View on euronews
- The Guardian
US to pressure UK to import high-quality American meat in Trump trade deal
US industry ready to drop demand to export chlorinated chicken and hormone-fed beef in move set to anger British farmers
- The Telegraph
Watch: Ukrainian ‘drone plane’ strikes base in Chechnya
Ukraine’s military attacked the capital of Chechnya on Sunday, with locals reporting that three drones targeted military and police bases.
- The Telegraph
Labour minister refuses to rule out letting Shamima Begum return to UK
A Home Office minister has refused to rule out letting Shamima Begum return to the UK following the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria.
- The Daily Beast
Donald Trump Humiliates Chris Christie as NJ and NYC Drone Theories Fly
Amid ongoing mystery drone sightings in New York and New Jersey over the last few weeks, President-elect Donald Trump took a dig at the Garden State’s former governor, Chris Christie, sharing a picture that asserts he is behind the drone sightings. The president-elect posted the viral AI-generated meme to his social media accounts on Saturday, depicting Christie scarfing down McDonald’s burgers while drones in the background delivered him more meals. The original image was captioned, “We now kno
- The Independent
‘Tractor tax’ blow to Starmer as Labour expert calls for government U-turn
Leading figure – whose analysis Starmer used to defend controversial policy – calls for inheritance tax threshold on farmers to be increased from £1m to £20m
- The Telegraph
‘I’m making Lympne Castle a tax haven before Rachel Reeves makes us poor’
“‘Dear King Charles...’ I can’t really call him Chuck, can I?”
- HuffPost UK
Trevor Phillips Skewers Senior Tory With 1 Killer Fact About The Rwanda Scheme
The Sky News presenter pointed out the deportation plan "never actually happened".
- The Telegraph
EU farmers threaten to blockade supermarket deliveries in biggest trade deal protest yet
European farmers have threatened to blockade supermarket deliveries and leave shelves bare as part of their biggest tractor protests against the EU yet.
- CNN
Why Israel captured Syria’s tallest mountain just hours after Assad fell
Israel wasted no time after Bashar al-Assad’s fall to bomb all the Syrian military assets it wanted to keep out of the rebels’ hands – striking nearly 500 targets, destroying the navy, and taking out, it claims, 90% of Syria’s known surface-to-air missiles.
- The Independent
Blow to Rachel Reeves as leading businessman suggests recession could be ‘around the corner’
James Reed, chairman of the recruitment giant, Reed, said there was a large drop in the number of vacancies it advertised last month
- Reuters
Ukrainian drones hit oil facility in Russia's Oryol region
Ukrainian drones carried out an overnight attack on an oil facility in Russia's Oryol region that is a crucial source of fuel supplies for Russian troops, Ukraine's military said on Saturday. The drones hit the Steel Horse production control station, which lies about 170 km (107 miles) from the border with Ukraine, a military statement said. Earlier, Russian regional governor Andrei Klychko said on the Telegram messaging app that Ukrainian drones had struck a fuel infrastructure facility, causing a fire but no casualties.
- The Telegraph
BBC ‘portrayed Palestinian gunmen killed in clashes as innocent civilians’
Palestinian gunmen killed in Gaza and the West Bank have been repeatedly portrayed as innocent civilians by the BBC, it has been claimed.
- Business Insider
The F-35 stealth fighter's victory against Iran's air defenses highlights its ability to wage a higher level of war
The F-35 has often been used to strike terror or militant targets. The strikes against Iran give a better picture of what it can do.