Syrian Islamist rebels have launched one of their biggest offensive against President Bashar al-Assad’s forces in years, sweeping through government-held towns before taking control of “half of the city of Aleppo”. This is the first major challenge to President Assad and his allies– Russia and Iran– in four years. Rebels, led by the Islamist group […]
A monitor of Syria’s war said on Saturday that jihadist rebels now control a majority of Aleppo city, reporting Russian air strikes on parts of Syria’s second city for the first time since 2016. The rebels have pressed a lightning offensive against forces of the Iranian- and Russian-backed Syrian government since Wednesday, the same day […]
By Agence France-Presse by Laura CHUNG / Andrew BEATTY Australian lawmakers moved a step closer to banning under 16s from social media platforms Wednesday, threatening companies that fail to comply with multimillion-dollar fines. The landmark legislation passed parliament’s lower chamber Wednesday and is now set to be debated by the Senate. The new rules would […]