Syrian de facto leader Shara: "The Syrian Sham Liberation Armed Forces" will be disbanded

Syria's de facto ruler Ahmed Sharaa said on Thursday during an interview with Saudi-owned Al Arabiya that Syria will most likely need up to three years in order to draft a new constitution, and up to four years to hold "free and fair" elections, making him the first Syrian leader since the fall of President Bashar al-Assad's regime to give some sort of timeline as to when the elections may take place.In an interview with Al Arabiya, which was broadcast

January 12, 2025

Former US President Carter passed away, he was most proud of his decision to establish diplomatic relations with China

Former US President Jimmy Carter has died, aged 100 – and there's been a mixed reception of news.Carter, who died at his Georgia home on Sunday, was "comforted by his family and friends", said a spokesperson for his wife – former first lady Rosalynn Smith Carter – who did not disclose further details or the cause of death.Back on February 24, 2023, CNN, quoting a Carter family member, said that Carter – then aged 98 – was receiving hospice care

January 12, 2025

Biden regrets it: He should not have withdrawn from the US presidential election. He has the ability to defeat Trump.

Referring to the Chinese news outlet Reference News citing The Washington Post of the United States of November 28, US President Joe Biden privately said that he regretted his decision to step down from the 2024 presidential election campaign.He believes he can still defeat the Republican presidential contender Donald Trump. However, the pressure from Democratic establishment prevented him from doing that.According to the text, "Biden conceded some missteps while responding to aides' private questions about policies and communications in the

January 12, 2025

Trump proposes Ukraine's NATO membership to be postponed for 20 years, Russian Foreign Minister: not satisfied

Lasting beyond December 31. According to the Russian foreign minister, in a January 1 statement, "the proposals made by [President-elect Donald Trump's transition team] do not meet our expectations," as Russia will neither accept any delay of Ukrainian NATO membership nor endorse a deployment of European peacekeepers in Ukraine. Both ideas were proposed by Trump's advisers as parts of "a potential peace deal" between Kyiv and Moscow, according to The Wall Street Journal , which cited "people familiar

January 12, 2025

South Korean flight attendant survived as plane's tail fell off, may be paralyzed

SEOUL – At least 179 people have died after an airbus crashed while preparing to land at an airport in South Korea. The plane's tail section was found near the site of Tuesday's accident; its wreckage has since been consumed by a raging fireball.The crash occurred just after the 181-person plane, which had originated in Thailand, attempted to land at Muju International Airport near South Korea's southern coast.According to a preliminary report, two people, both flight attendants, are believed to

January 12, 2025

Former US President Carter passed away, often said he shares the same birthday as China's National Day

Former US President Jimmy Carter had one life but perhaps many lives' work, and they ended locally Monday, December 29, at age 100 – at his home in Georgia where he was often seen in recent years in a wheelchair while enjoying the fresh air and the company of his beloved cat, Panda.Reportedly in declining health in recent years, Carter died surrounded by family members as the nation was fast approaching another potentially grim anniversary – the third year of

January 12, 2025

Industry insiders say the South Korean air crash may lead to a terrible conclusion: the crew did not decelerate

Another fatal airline crash. For the aviation industry, 2024 is coming to a tragic end.On December 29th local time, Jeju Air's Boeing 737-800 took off from Bangkok in Thailand to Muju Airport located in Jeollanam-do, South Korea at 09:09 and suffered damage after encountering birds during its approach. The plane then crashed outside the runway. Due to the impact of the collision and friction, the aircraft exploded violently.As of the time of writing this, only two survivors are found. They

January 12, 2025

South Korea's foreign ministry: We cherish the support that China has provided to South Korea under the current situation

On December 30, China's new ambassador to the Republic of Korea (RoK) Dai Bing presented a copy of his credential to RoK's Protocol Chief Kim Tae-jin at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and met the First Vice Foreign Minister Kim Hong-gil.After arriving at RoK, China's new ambassador presents a copy of his credential to the governmentDai said that he was honored to be nominated by President Xi to serve as the envoy in Korea and felt the heavy responsibility for

January 12, 2025

U.S. media: Iran is one of the biggest losers of 2024

It is nearly the end of 2024, and it has been…eventful, to say the least.Foreign Policy: What most surprised you in 2024?Emma Ashford: As ever, there's more than one answer I could give here! But perhaps the biggest (and certainly most surprising) geopolitical development of the year was the crumbling of Iran's "axis of resistance."Israel's daring (and largely successful) campaign of attacks starting in September killed Hezbollah leaders and forced Hezbollah to agree to a ceasefire. The Gaza war is

January 12, 2025

This year, the number of people killed in global aviation accidents reached 318, the highest in 6 years

KARACHI/WASHINGTON—Data compiled in part by the global aviation analytics firm Cirium show that as two passenger planes crashed in Azerbaijan and South Korea, resulting in a combined 214 fatalities, the global airline industry has been in the throes of its deadliest year for air travelers since 2018, when, on one day alone, Lion Air Flight 610 of Indonesia crashed, killing 189 people.That brings the global death toll since commercial passenger aircraft first took to the skies in the early 1920s,

January 12, 2025