All religious groups' rights 'guaranteed'

DAMASCUS, Dec 11 (AFP/BBC): Syria's new prime minister said the Islamist-led alliance that ousted president Bashar al-Assad will "guarantee" the rights of all religious groups and called on the millions who fled the war to return home.Assad fled Syria after a lightning offensive spearheaded by the Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham...

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Israeli forces kill 31 Palestinians in Gaza

GAZA, Dec 11 (Reuters): Israeli strikes in the northern and central Gaza Strip on Wednesday killed at least 31 Palestinians, most of them in Beit Lahiya town in the north of the enclave, medics said.Health officials said an Israeli airstrike on a house in Beit Lahiya killed at least 22...

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Medvedev visits China for talks

BEIJING, Dec 11 (AFP): Former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev is visiting Beijing this week for talks with leaders of the key Moscow partner, China's foreign ministry said Wednesday."The visit to China by Mr. Medvedev... is an important high-level exchange between China and Russia," said foreign ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning at...

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South Korea police raid Yoon office

SEOUL, Dec 11 (Reuters/AP): South Korean police raided the office of President Yoon Suk Yeol, a presidential security official said on Wednesday, in a widening investigation into the embattled leader's failed attempt to impose martial law.Separately, Kim Yong-hyun, former defence minister and a close confidant of Yoon, attempted suicide at...

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