Analysis
- Scale of illicit trade revealed as victorious rebels and journalists gain access to manufacturing and storage sites
- Expert says there were signs of decentralization of Captagon production even before the Assad regime’s overthrow
- Casualties were being carried by foot, on rickshaws and private cars from the site of the attack to the hospital
- The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said at least 44,930 people have been killed in more than 14 months of war
- The meeting was held on the sidelines of the main Aqaba meetings on Syria
- “We’ve been in contact with HTS and with other parties,” Blinken told reporters after talks on Syria in the Jordanian Red Sea resort of Aqaba
- He did not give details on how the contact took place but when asked if the United States reached out directly, he said: “Direct contact — yes“
- Braga Netto was formally accused in November, along with Bolsonaro and 35 others, of plotting a coup to keep Bolsonaro in office following his failed 2022 reelection bid
- Prosecutors have yet to file formal charges against Braga Netto
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Lama Al-Badin is an eight-year-old inventor from Saudi Arabia, who won an international competition for designing a pair of glasses that aim to help blind people navigate the world safely. The girl from the eastern city of Dammam bested nearly 1,000 entries from 19 countries in the “Glasses of the Future” competition.
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- Lee scored in each half against an uncharacteristically poor Bayern, who are now just four points clear after Bayer Leverkusen’s 2-0 win at Augsburg
- Injuries meant Kompany was unable to call on several first team regulars including Harry Kane, Manuel Neuer, Alphonso Davies, Kingsley Coman, Serge Gnabry and Joao Palhinha
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