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The FBI is offering a 50-thousand-dollar reward for information that leads to the arrest of the assassin of a health-care CEO in New York City. VOA’s Arash Arabasadi has the story.

With rebels seizing key Syrian cities and releasing prisoners, family of  American reporter Austin Tice hope he too will be freed

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Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Ozgur Ozel said his party supports the territorial integrity, democracy, peace, and stability in Syria following the departure of President Bashir al-Assad. Meanwhile, Turkey’s pro-Kurdish DEM Party called for the Syrian people to work together to create a democratic constitution to end the civil war in Syria and achieve lasting peace. See the full story here. 

UN urges preservation of state institutions, inclusive transition 

Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces said that several administrative buildings in Manbij were targeted in Turkish military strikes 

Syria’s future uncertain, but some residents hope for freedom, prosperity

Following the collapse of the Syrian government in Damascus, the Chinese government issued a statement hoping that stability in Syria will be restored as soon as possible while ensuring the safety of Chinese institutions and personnel in Syria. The statement said that the Chinese government has "actively assisted" Chinese citizens who are willing to leave Syria safely and has maintained contact with Chinese citizens who remain in Syria to "provide security guidance." See the full story...

Abu Mohammed al-Golani has spent years working to remake his public image, renouncing longtime ties to al-Qaida and depicting himself as a champion of pluralism and tolerance

In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump claimed that Moscow and Kyiv have both lost hundreds of thousands of soldiers in a war that "should never have started" 

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fiden vowed that his country will do everything it can to prevent the PKK and Islamic State from taking advantage of the situation in Syria following the collapse of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's government. Speaking in Qatar, Fidan noted that with the recent developments, the Syrian people will reshape the future of their country and that the international community must support the Syrian people. See the full story here. 

The U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) congratulated all Syrians on the fall of President Bashar al-Assad as the result of the Syrian people's "unwavering commitment to freedom, dignity and equality despite years of oppression and persecution". The Kurdish-led group, which is the main U.S. ally in the fight against IS in Syria, pledged it would continue its efforts to establish a "democratic and pluralistic" government that guarantees "equality, justice and respect" for all Syrian...

Syrians have poured into streets echoing with celebratory gunfire after a stunning rebel advance reached the capital. It put an end to the Assad family’s 50 years of iron rule.

Vice president said Mahama won the presidency ‘decisively’

Crowds celebrate; prisoners set free

Wisdom, a Laysan albatross, laid what experts estimate may be her 60th egg

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