Rebels launched sweeping assaults against the forces of President Bashar al-Assad in northwestern Syria, taking control of large portions of territory, including much of the city of Aleppo. Carlotta Gall, a senior correspondent for The New York Times, explains how events beyond Syria’s borders lit the fuse for renewed fighting.
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Ernest Ansah / BBC Unable to get a job as an accountant since graduating five years ago, Ghanaian Nathaniel Qainoo has been forced to swap his calculator for a spanner. The 29-year-old was busy repairing a taxi under the shade of a mango tree when the BBC met him at his home in the small…
Olaf Scholz, Germany’s chancellor, right, speaks with aide Joerg Kukies at the COP27 climate conference at the Sharm El Sheikh International Convention Centre in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, on Monday, Nov. 7, 2022. Islam Safwat | Bloomberg | Getty Images Jörg Kukies was appointed as Germany’s new finance minister on Thursday, as pressure mounts on Chancellor Olaf…
Stocks slid Friday after a slate of earnings beats from big banks fueled concerns that the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates at its next two meetings. Still, the major indices gained for the week. The Dow rose 400 points, or 1.2%. The S&P 500 gained 0.8% and the Nasdaq Composite advanced 0.3%. JPMorgan Chase…
PA Media Counting will start across the Republic of Ireland at 09:00 local time Counting has begun in the Irish general election, as exit polls suggest a close contest between the three major parties. Figures from Friday’s exit poll show Sinn Féin slightly ahead of both Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil in first preference votes….
An estimated 4,000 illegal gold miners are hiding underground in South Africa after the government cut off food and water in an effort to “smoke them out” and arrest them. The miners have been in a mineshaft in Stilfontein, in the North West province, for about a month. They have refused to cooperate with authorities…
Shares of little-known Rigetti Computing surged Tuesday as excitement around quantum computing bubbled following a major announcement from Google. Rigetti last traded more than 48% higher, on track for its second-biggest day on record. The stock soared more than 58% on Nov. 25, marking its best session ever. Google on late Monday said its new…