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December 13, 2024
DISBELIEF TURNS TO ELATION
On the streets of Damascus, residents were in a daze as they tried to absorb Bashar al-Assad's dramatic downfall after a lightning offensive by rebel forces that swept through Syria in just 11 days
![DISBELIEF TURNS TO ELATION DISBELIEF TURNS TO ELATION](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/21668/1927190/WqYVfceD31734072030306/DISBELIEF-TURNS-TO-ELATION.jpg)
5 mins
The view from afar At last I can dream of a Syria for us all
IT HAPPENED SO FAST. In the evening, about 9.30pm UK time, 30 minutes after midnight in Homs, I spotted the first video indicating that my home city was finally free from Bashar al-Assad and his forces.
![The view from afar At last I can dream of a Syria for us all The view from afar At last I can dream of a Syria for us all](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/21668/1927190/wi1ZnVKbK1734072263473/THE-VIEW-FROM-AFAR-AT-LAST-I-CAN-DREAM-OF-A-SYRIA-FOR-US-ALL.jpg)
2 mins
FROM DOCTOR TO BRUTAL DICTATOR THE RISE AND FALL OF ASSAD
ON THE FACE OF IT AT LEAST, the Bashar al-Assad of 2002 presented a starkly different figure from the brutal autocrat he would become, presiding over a fragile state founded on torture, imprisonment and industrial murder.
![FROM DOCTOR TO BRUTAL DICTATOR THE RISE AND FALL OF ASSAD FROM DOCTOR TO BRUTAL DICTATOR THE RISE AND FALL OF ASSAD](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/21668/1927190/NFAQULeSP1734072357585/FROM-DOCTOR-TO-BRUTAL-DICTATOR-THE-RISE-AND-FALL-OF-ASSAD.jpg)
5 mins
FROM DOCTOR TO BRUTAL DICTATOR THE RISE AND FALL OF ASSAD
0N THE FACE OF IT AT LEAST, the Bashar al-Assad of 2002 presented a starkly different figure from the brutal autocrat he would become, presiding over a fragile state founded on torture, imprisonment and industrial murder.
![FROM DOCTOR TO BRUTAL DICTATOR THE RISE AND FALL OF ASSAD FROM DOCTOR TO BRUTAL DICTATOR THE RISE AND FALL OF ASSAD](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/21668/1927190/orkV2takB1734073216420/FROM-DOCTOR-TO-BRUTAL-DICTATOR-THE-RISE-AND-FALL-OF-ASSAD.jpg)
5 mins
A daunting future Assad's murderous regime has fallen-but what will fill the void?
For once, use of the word \"historic\" is justified in describing the toppling of Bashar al-Assad's regime after more than 50 years of brutal dictatorship, 13 years of on-off civil war and a world of suffering.
![A daunting future Assad's murderous regime has fallen-but what will fill the void? A daunting future Assad's murderous regime has fallen-but what will fill the void?](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/21668/1927190/OVdXJvkdz1734072832710/A-DAUNTING-FUTURE-ASSADS-MURDEROUS-REGIME-HAS-FALLENBUT-WHAT-WILL-FILL-THE-VOID.jpg)
3 mins
A shadow of hope?
Ukraine and Russia wait warily for Trump's vision of peace
![A shadow of hope? A shadow of hope?](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/21668/1927190/solnSnKKU1734073414803/A-SHADOW-OF-HOPE.jpg)
7 mins
K-pop and autocrats A nation's two sides laid bare
While some say last week's political turmoil has harmed South Korea's reputation, others say it proves resilience
![K-pop and autocrats A nation's two sides laid bare K-pop and autocrats A nation's two sides laid bare](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/21668/1927190/Qw964aP2B1734074187086/KPOP-AND-AUTOCRATS-A-NATIONS-TWO-SIDES-LAID-BARE.jpg)
5 mins
End of an era as London's meat market set to close
Traders stunned at plan to close the historic Smithfield market, which was established in 1133 and survived Great Fire of 1666
![End of an era as London's meat market set to close End of an era as London's meat market set to close](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/21668/1927190/YBDrWt4ir1734074446012/END-OF-AN-ERA-AS-LONDONS-MEAT-MARKET-SET-TO-CLOSE.jpg)
3 mins
Tech brings prisoners' Tower graffiti into the light
The writing was on the wall for many of the prisoners incarcerated in the Tower of London over the centuries. Now, it can finally be deciphered.
![Tech brings prisoners' Tower graffiti into the light Tech brings prisoners' Tower graffiti into the light](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/21668/1927190/iG5_ndVcJ1734074569211/TECH-BRINGS-PRISONERS-TOWER-GRAFFITI-INTO-THE-LIGHT.jpg)
2 mins
'If I get sent to Japan, I'm not coming home'
Anti-whaler Paul Watson, who left Greenpeace to found Sea Shepherd, spent his 74th birthday in prison and faces an extradition threat
!['If I get sent to Japan, I'm not coming home' 'If I get sent to Japan, I'm not coming home'](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/21668/1927190/h35ofjuMq1734074642731/IF-I-GET-SENT-TO-JAPAN-IM-NOT-COMING-HOME.jpg)
5 mins
Double takes The rise of the celebrity lookalike competition
When Miles Mitchell's friends saw fliers scattered across New York City last month advertising a Timothée Chalamet lookalike competition, they urged the 21-yearold college senior from Staten Island to enter.
![Double takes The rise of the celebrity lookalike competition Double takes The rise of the celebrity lookalike competition](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/21668/1927190/D-LrLngoG1734074851113/DOUBLE-TAKES-THE-RISE-OF-THE-CELEBRITY-LOOKALIKE-COMPETITION.jpg)
3 mins
Object lessons Behind the scenes of a museum's grand reserves
A tour of the newarchive collection of London's Science Museum andits associates reveals a cornucopia of wonders and treasures
![Object lessons Behind the scenes of a museum's grand reserves Object lessons Behind the scenes of a museum's grand reserves](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/21668/1927190/0yrSf5T_r1734074919969/OBJECT-LESSONS-BEHIND-THE-SCENES-OF-A-MUSEUMS-GRAND-RESERVES.jpg)
4 mins
Ring master The Trump circus is already back in town
The grand reopening of Notre Dame cathedral in Paris last Saturday was attended by around 50 heads of state and government.
![Ring master The Trump circus is already back in town Ring master The Trump circus is already back in town](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/21668/1927190/951MblOmi1734075011336/RING-MASTER-THE-TRUMP-CIRCUS-IS-ALREADY-BACK-IN-TOWN.jpg)
3 mins
Help support the victims of conflict in a volatile world
When we came to choose the theme of our 2024 charity appeal, we quickly realised it would be impossible to ignore that this has been an especially harrowing year of conflict, war and human suffering.
![Help support the victims of conflict in a volatile world Help support the victims of conflict in a volatile world](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/21668/1927190/ibPDFYPr31734075098056/HELP-SUPPORT-THE-VICTIMS-OF-CONFLICT-IN-A-VOLATILE-WORLD.jpg)
2 mins
'Gun control is dead, and we killed it'
Blueprints for 3D-printed weapons are increasingly being used by far-right extremists to evade gun control laws. So what can be done?
10+ mins
Compromise may be Macron's only hope of restoring confidence Paul Taylor
Having failed to solve France's political crisis with a prime minister dependent on the far right, President Emmanuel Macron is exploring a deal with the Socialist party (PS) to give the country a new government, pass an overdue budget and avert financial turmoil.
![Compromise may be Macron's only hope of restoring confidence Paul Taylor Compromise may be Macron's only hope of restoring confidence Paul Taylor](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/21668/1927190/rU0vTq9VC1734075641972/COMPROMISE-MAY-BE-MACRONS-ONLY-HOPE-OF-RESTORING-CONFIDENCE-PAUL-TAYLOR.jpg)
3 mins
It's a sad story for us all that fewer children are reading for pleasure Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett
On the shelf in my son's bedroom is a row of picture books that once belonged to me.
![It's a sad story for us all that fewer children are reading for pleasure Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett It's a sad story for us all that fewer children are reading for pleasure Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/21668/1927190/5NR4iDPEH1734075760731/ITS-A-SAD-STORY-FOR-US-ALL-THAT-FEWER-CHILDREN-ARE-READING-FOR-PLEASURE-RHIANNON-LUCY-COSSLETT.jpg)
3 mins
Farage is lying in wait.Britain cannot afford to see Starmer fail Jonathan Freedland
This government must not fail. Let's get that clear from the start. If Keir Starmer does not succeed, too many British voters will conclude that both the traditional parties, Labour and Conservative, have proved useless and that it is time to try something else with that something else being nationalist populism.
![Farage is lying in wait.Britain cannot afford to see Starmer fail Jonathan Freedland Farage is lying in wait.Britain cannot afford to see Starmer fail Jonathan Freedland](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/21668/1927190/N7YQ21noL1734075842779/FARAGE-IS-LYING-IN-WAITBRITAIN-CANNOT-AFFORD-TO-SEE-STARMER-FAIL-JONATHAN-FREEDLAND.jpg)
3 mins
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