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BRISBANE, Australia — Novak Djokovic was beaten 7-6 (6), 6-3 by big-serving Reilly Opelka in the Brisbane International quarterfinals on Friday. Opelka served 16 aces — including one to finish off each set — to earn one of the biggest wins of the American’s career. “I was just focused on my spots,” Opelka said. “If […]
AQABA, Jordan (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Saturday that American officials have been in direct contact with the Syrian rebel group that spearheaded the overthrow of President Bashar Assad’s government but is designated a foreign terrorist organization by the United States and others. Blinken is the first U.S. official to publicly […]
US officials have been in direct contact with the Syrian rebel group that ousted Assad, Blinken says
HTS, which was once an affiliate of al-Qaida, has been designed as a foreign terrorist organization by the State Department since 2018. That designation carries with it severe sanctions, including a ban on the provision of any “material support” to the group or its members. The sanctions do not, however, legally bar U.S. officials from […]
Last Updated:December 09, 2024, 00:17 IST Syria was thrown into a civil war by President Bashar Al-Assad as he led a bloody crackdown on the peaceful protestors in 2011. Assad fled the country on Sunday, as a result of rebels storming Damascus. Syrian civil war: President Bashar Al-Assad (AP Image) Syrian Regime Falls: Ousted Syrian […]
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov on Monday said that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his family have been granted asylum in Moscow, the Associated Press reported.Peskov said that the Russian President Vladimir Putin personally made the decision to offer asylum to Assad following his departure from Syria after opposition forces advanced into Damascus.He however, refused to […]