23 December 2024

OLYMPIC GAMES
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14-30 AUGUST 2024
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49 BRONZE
130 MEDALS TOTAL

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28 AUGUST - 8 SEPTEMBER
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77 SILVER
99 BRONZE
250 MEDALS TOTAL




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EURASIA




Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan made the first official visit to Damascus, meeting Syria's de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa whose forces toppled the Assad regime. Fidan said Ankara will not tolerate further chaos and bloodshed, and that there is no place for the PKK/YPG terror group in Syria's future.

In an exclusive interview, Turkiye’s Foreign Minister, Hakan Fidan discusses Ankara’s evolving role in post-Assad Syria. With Bashar Al Assad ousted and Syria fractured, Türkiye now wields significant influence in shaping the region’s future. Fidan addresses Turkiye's plans, the realities on the ground, and the challenges of reconciling its strategic goals with the needs of a divided nation.

At his press briefing on December 17th, US President-elect Donald Trump responded to the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad in Syria. In response, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said the only ‘takeover’ in Syria was by ‘the will of the Syrian people’. Fidan also said that Turkiye wouldn't want to be controlling Syria, given that historically domination has brought ruin to the region.
Interesting that all members of the Jolani government hold Turkish citizenship except for Jolani.
— Dana Levi דנה🇮🇱🇺🇸 (@Danale) December 23, 2024
The Turkish criminals will try to fix it now, unfortunate for them, it is already on a protocol that cant be changed. pic.twitter.com/JgCbEYW4Sz
The YPG-dominated SDF has launched an offensive towards Manbij crossing the Euphrates River to the west. After initial limited advance, the YPG was pushed back. The militants left US-supplied equipment behind for the new Turkish-backed Syrian government forces [SNA]. pic.twitter.com/Upkw426uXE
— Ömer Özkizilcik (@OmerOzkizilcik) December 23, 2024
Turkish reporter goes into a church in Aleppo and finds four Christians who speak fluent Turkish pic.twitter.com/Mx9TNdmqDz
— Ragıp Soylu (@ragipsoylu) December 23, 2024
Why the Turkish foreign minister and Syrian leader sipping tea in Damascus became a viral meme
— Ragıp Soylu (@ragipsoylu) December 23, 2024
• @pervasiz58, who triggered the meme years ago by posting about the Mount Qasioun says he was very happy to share his emotions with so many peoplehttps://t.co/ZP0IzHyGEo

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EUROPE


Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has met with Russia's President Vladimir Putin in Moscow to discuss the future of Russian gas deliveries. It's is a rare visit to the Kremlin by an EU leader since Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Fico says Putin confirmed Moscow's readiness to keep supplying gas to European countries. Ukraine says it won't allow that to happen.

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CAUCASUS


Minister of Foreign Affairs Jeyhun Bayramov of Azerbaijan met with Prime Minister Miloš Vučević of Serbia during his working visit to Belgrade. During the meeting, the sides discussed prospects for bilateral and multilateral cooperation between Azerbaijan and Serbia, as well as regional and international security issues.

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BALKANS


Following weeks of political turmoil, a coalition of three pro-European parties agreed on the appointment of Social Democrat (PSD) leader Marcel Ciolacu by outgoing president Klaus Iohannis to form the new government. Ciolacu thus returns to Victoria Palace as head of government, backed by the newly-emerged ruling coalition.

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AFRICA


The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) regained control of the al-Zurug base, a day after it was taken by army allied joint forces and the Sudanese army. The RSF has been using al-Zurug base for logistics since the conflict broke out in April 2023.

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ARABIA


The US says it carried out air strikes on Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen's capital overnight. The attacks are the latest in a series of assaults against Houthi targets. It follows months of Houthi attacks on commercial shipping in the Red Sea, which the group says is in response to Israel’s war on Gaza.

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