Senior U.S. Diplomats in Syria to Meet With Governing Militias NYT | Top Stories Edward Wong and Christina Goldbaum 20 December 2024 at 23:11 The U.S. officials planned to discuss governance and look for signs of Austin Tice, a missing American journalist, as well as other U.S. citizens. © Nicole Tung for The New York TimesA rebel fighter with Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, the most powerful militia group in Syria, at a presidential palace in the capital, Damascus.
Putin Glosses Over Russian Setbacks, Including Syria NYT | Top Stories Anton Troianovski 20 December 2024 at 00:51 The Russian president, in a marathon annual news conference, said that he had not yet met with Bashar al-Assad, the ousted Syrian leader who fled to Moscow, but that he planned to. © Maxim Shemetov/ReutersPresident Vladimir V. Putin of Russia at his year-end news conference in Moscow, which has become an annual ritual.
U.S. Wrestles With Aiding Allies and Maintaining Its Own Weapons Supply NYT | China Helene Cooper and Eric Schmitt 18 October 2024 at 00:02 Pentagon officials discuss whether the flow of assistance could be hurting the military’s ability to respond to a new conflict.