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The toppling of Bashar Assad’s regime in Syria could significantly impact the future of Syrian refugees, in both neighboring states and beyond.
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Top rebel commander Abu Mohammed al-Golani greets the crowd at Ummayad Mosque in Damascus after Syrian rebels announced that they have ousted President Bashar Assad, on Dec. 8, 2024.
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South Koreans hold a mass rally demanding the impeachment and imprisonment of President Yoon Suk-Yeol near the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, on Dec. 7.
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President Yoon Suk Yeol survived this weekend's impeachment vote because fellow conservatives, in a show of unity, walked out of the National Assembly on Saturday. But his People Power Party is pushing for Yoon's resignation and an end to the chaos. We delve into what the coming weeks will mean for Yoon, South Korea, and the region.
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Listen: Donald Trump has promised to fix what he calls a broken economy and usher in a “golden age of America.” He’s vowed to implement record tariffs, slash regulation, and deport millions of undocumented immigrants. But what will that mean practically for America’s economic future? On the GZERO World Podcast, Ian Bremmer is joined by Oren Cass, founder and chief economist at the conservative think tank American Compass, to discuss Trump’s economic agenda and why Cass believes it will help American workers and businesses in the long run.
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People walk past stencils depicting the last two Romanian presidents in Bucharest, Romania, on December 6, 2024, and a question mark in the space for a future president.
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