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People gather at Umayyad Square in Damascus on Sunday. The Islamist-led rebels declared that they have taken the city.
WORLD
Syrian rebels announce Damascus freed, Assad regime ousted
The rebel group Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham announce they have entered Damascus.
Anti government fighters stand on top of a Syrian army jet after they took over a military airbase near the central city of Hama on Friday.
WORLD
Iran begins to evacuate military officials and personnel from Syria
By Farnaz Fassihi and Ronen Bergman
Among those evacuated to neighboring Iraq and Lebanon were top commanders of Iran¡¯s powerful Quds Force.
Crowds gather in front of the Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris on Friday, a day ahead of its official reopening.
WORLD
Notre-Dame Cathedral reopens on Saturday, five years after fire
The 860-year old medieval cathedral has been meticulously restored, with a new spire and rib vaulting.
WORLD
Dozens arrested in overnight crackdown on Georgia pro-EU protests
By Irakli METREVELI
WORLD
In Ukraine, more and more exhausted soldiers abandon their posts
By Aliaksandr Kudrytski and Volodymyr Verbianyi
WORLD
Trump appoints former PayPal exec David Sacks as AI and crypto czar
WORLD
Rebels' capture of Aleppo stirs Syrian homecoming hopes in Turkey
By Daren Butler and Birsen Altayli

Politics

People stand near a damaged vehicle, after rebels have sought to capitalize on their swift takeover of Aleppo in the north and Hama in west-central Syria by pressing onward to Homs, in Hama, Syria, on Saturday.
Politics
Syrian rebel assault widens as Assad races to defend Homs, Damascus
With the fall of Daraa, Assad's forces have surrendered four important centers to the insurgents in a week.
Politics
Syria rebels capture another key city in fresh blow to Assad
By Omar Tamo and Dana Khraiche
Politics
Macron vows to serve remainder of term as French president
By Alan Katz, Samy Adghirni and William Horobin
Politics
U.S. think tanks' policy 'grand bargain' comes amid deep partisanship
By Howard Schneider
Politics
Trump's Mideast envoy in push to reach Gaza ceasefire before inauguration
By Andrew Mills, Humeyra Pamuk and Matt Spetalnick
Politics
Trump's plan for Ukraine comes into focus, with ceding land possible
By Gram Slattery and Jonathan Landay
Politics
No-confidence vote throws France deeper into crisis
By Elizabeth Pineau and Michel Rose

Crime & Legal

The decision significantly raises the prospects of an unprecedented ban in just six weeks on a social media app used by 170 million Americans.
Crime & Legal
U.S. appeals court upholds TikTok law forcing its sale
By David Shepardson and Mike Scarcella
The decision is a major win for the Justice Department and opponents of the Chinese-owned app and a devastating blow to TikTok parent ByteDance.
Crime & Legal
Amnesty says Israel has committed genocide against Palestinians in Gaza
By Stephanie van den Berg
Crime & Legal
Questions of motive emerge in UnitedHealthcare CEO¡¯s killing
By Cynthia Koons, John Tozzi, Myles Miller, Antonia Mufarech and David Voreacos
Crime & Legal
Saudi Arabia surpasses 300 executions in 2024
Crime & Legal
U.K. Parliament to hold first vote on assisted dying in nine years
By Ailbhe Rea
Crime & Legal
Sweden urges Chinese ship to return for undersea cable investigation
Crime & Legal
Brazil police accuse Bolsonaro and ex-ministers of 2022 coup plot
By Ricardo Brito

Science & Health

A low pressure storm system known as a "bomb cyclone" moves off the coast of the U.S. Pacific Northwest and western Canada in a composite satellite image on Nov. 20.
Science & Health
Google introduces AI agent that aces 15-day weather forecasts
By William J. Broad
They report that their new model can, among other things, outperform the world¡¯s best forecasts meant to track deadly storms and save lives.
Science & Health
Fossil footprints in Kenya show two ancient human species coexisted
By Will Dunham
Science & Health
In Zimbabwe, Starlink¡¯s fast internet gives telehealth a boost
By Farai Shawn Matiashe
Science & Health
Djibouti tests genetically modified mosquitoes to fight malaria
Science & Health
'One-of-a-kind' fossil from Brazil reveals birds' brain evolution
By Will Dunham
Science & Health
Many long COVID patients adjust to slim recovery odds as world moves on
By Jennifer Rigby and Julie Steenhuysen
Science & Health
More than 800 million adults have diabetes globally, study suggests

Society

Members of a Lebanese NGO clear debris from their office that was damaged in an Israeli strike on a nearby building, in Beirut's southern suburbs on Monday.
Society
In Lebanon, people with disabilities isolated and abandoned by war
By Nazih Osseiran
More than 900,000 people in Lebanon are classified as living with disabilities, according to the United Nations Development Program.
Society
'We have a lost generation': Lebanon's education crisis
By Nazih Osseiran
Society / ANALYSIS
Russia's labor shortage spreads as defense sector poaches staff
By Darya Korsunskaya, Gleb Stolyarov and Alexander Marrow
Society
Afghan women turn to entrepreneurship under Taliban
By Aysha Safi
Society
Swiss university applies stricter measures to Chinese students
By Paula Doenecke and Laura Alviz
Society
In Spain's Canaries, rescuers exhausted as new migrant routes open
By Joan Faus and Horaci Garcia
Society
Extremists on Telegram pose as fight clubs, raising alarms in U.S.
By Jeff Stone
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Miho Nakayama, known for 'Love Letter' and a decadeslong music career, dies at 54
Miho Nakayama
A $105 trillion inheritance windfall is on the way for U.S. heirs
About $105 trillion is projected to be passed down from older generations over the next quarter century, according to research firm Cerulli Associates, an amount roughly equal to global gross domestic product in 2023.
Japan's soft power soared to new heights in 2024
Japanese creatives, athletes and activists saw their efforts recognized on the world stage in various ways this year. At the Oscars (left) Takashi Yamazaki and his team took a prize for ¡°Godzilla Minus One,¡± while later in the year Anna Sawai and Hiroyuki Sanada (center) took Emmys for their work in ¡°Shogun.¡± Shohei Ohtani (right) was arguably the biggest Japanese star of the year.
Japan's honorific language can be challenging for native speakers, too
People walk around an outlet mall in Gotemba, Shizuoka Prefecture. At stores across Japan, clerks use a form of polite language called "manyuaru keigo," literally, ¡°manual honorifics,¡± named for the service manuals they study it from.
Police may be able to use fake IDs to investigate yami baito
A Metropolitan Police Department flyer on high-paying illegal work advertised on social media, known as yami baito
What constitutes fatal dangerous driving in Japan?
Critics have said that drivers who were speeding well over the speed limit or those who were extremely drunk were not indicted for dangerous driving because of its vague definition.
Japan's soft power soared to new heights in 2024
Japanese creatives, athletes and activists saw their efforts recognized on the world stage in various ways this year. At the Oscars (left) Takashi Yamazaki and his team took a prize for ¡°Godzilla Minus One,¡± while later in the year Anna Sawai and Hiroyuki Sanada (center) took Emmys for their work in ¡°Shogun.¡± Shohei Ohtani (right) was arguably the biggest Japanese star of the year.
Lightning strikes twice for Shun Ikeda at All Japan Championships
Shun Ikeda holds the trophy after winning his second consecutive amateur yokozuna title on Sunday at Tokyo¡¯s Ryogoku Kokugikan.
Yoon¡¯s gambit a tempest in a teapot for financial markets
A screen displays market data at Hana Bank in Seoul on Wednesday.
U.S. Space Force launches first unit in Japan
Activated on Wednesday, U.S. Space Forces Japan ¡ª a component similar to the one established at South Korea¡¯s Osan Air Base in 2022 ¡ª will operate out of Yokota Air Base in the city of Fussa, western Tokyo, with a staff of about 10.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo¡¯s ¡®stadium of desire¡¯

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People in cities across Japan will pop into their local convenience store for any number of products they believe will help them with a night of drinking.
Hangover cures are everywhere in Japan ¡ª but do they work?
By Thu-Huong Ha

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