Musk and Trump quickly derailed a stopgap spending bill, showing their power before the president-elect even takes office.
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Syria’s rebel leaders say they’ve broken with their jihadist past – can they be trusted?
The rebel offensive that ended Bashar al-Assad’s 24-year rule has left Syria facing an uncertain future
Starbucks baristas to strike in US, union says
It follows calls from the Workers United union for higher pay and better conditions for Starbucks baristas.
Don’t underestimate North Korean troops in Russia, ex-soldiers tell BBC
Army defectors say units sent to fight against Ukraine will have high morale but won’t be battle hardened.
Girl, 14, and teacher named as Wisconsin school shooting victims
Police are still searching for a motive behind the attack at a private Christian school.
US diplomats in Syria to meet new authorities
The first appearance of a formal US delegation in more than a decade is a sign of dramatic shifts since Assad’s fall.
‘The doors are open for IS’ – Syria’s Kurds warn over advance by Turkish-backed forces
Kurdish forces say there’s a real threat IS militants will try to break out comrades held in their jails in the north east.
Dominique Pelicot’s double life: Who is the man who plotted his wife’s mass rape?
The ex-husband – who is under investigation for other attacks – has a divided personality, a doctor finds.
Government shutdown looms as Trump-backed bill fails to pass House
Dozens of Republicans defied Trump and joined Democrats to reject a revised spending bill. Here are five things to know ahead of Friday’s shutdown deadline.
Here’s what you need to know about the Pelicot trial
Judges have delivered verdicts on the defendants in a case that turned a 72-year-old woman into a feminist icon.