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President al-Sharaa and no more Baath party: What else has Syria announced?
Ahmed al-Sharaa has been Syria's de facto leader since the ouster of Bashar al-Assad in December.
How will US tech firms react to DeepSeek?
Chinese artificial intelligence startup says it can match Google and ChatGPT at a fraction of the cost.
Millions celebrate the Lunar New Year around the world
As the Lunar New Year began on Wednesday, millions across the world are celebrating.
US Fed leaves rates unchanged
US Fed is in a holding pattern as it awaits more inflation and jobs data and clarity on President Trump's tariffs.
Trump administration reverses course on federal aid freeze after backlash
Order caused widespread confusion across federal government, with healthcare and housing programmes thrown into flux.
Qatari emir to visit Syria on Thursday: Al Jazeera sources
Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani's visit will be the first by an Arab leader to Damascus since fall of Bashar al-Assad.
RFK Jr’s view on vaccines comes under fire at contentious US Senate hearing
Trump's nominee to lead federal health department says he is 'not anti-vaccine' as Democrats zero in on past remarks.
Trump signs bill targeting undocumented immigrants accused of crimes
Donald Trump signed into law a bill requiring the federal detention of undocumented immigrants accused of crimes.
Syria’s Ahmed al-Sharaa named president for transitional period
Al-Sharaa was also authorised to form a temporary legislative council for the transitional phase, state media reports.
‘Gulf of America’: Mexico lodging complaint over Google Maps change
Mexico is lodging a complaint with Google after it changed “Gulf of Mexico” to “Gulf of America” for US users.