Syrian rebels topple Assad regime
FT News Briefing
Forhecz Topher
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🗓️ 9 December 2024
⏱️ 12 minutes
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Summary
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has resigned and fled the country and South Korean prosecutors have opened an investigation into the country’s president, Yoon Suk Yeol, on charges of treason and abuse of power. The EU and four South American countries have struck a blockbuster trade deal, and a US appeals court upheld a law requiring TikTok’s owner ByteDance to sell the platform or face a ban next year.
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Assad flees Syria as rebels seize Damascus
Syrian rebels seize Damascus and topple Assad dynasty
South Korean president to be investigated for treason after failed coup
EU strikes blockbuster trade deal with Mercosur
TikTok fails to halt law that could lead to US ban
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| 0:05.4 | I speak with Torgram-Righton, CFO at Equino. |
| 0:08.4 | There's a lot to be done to successfully deliver on ambitions. |
| 0:11.4 | Rebecca Williams, Deputy CEO at Gweck, the Global Wind Energy Council. |
| 0:15.5 | We had the second best year ever when it came to offshore wind. |
| 0:18.3 | And Irina Kostova, research fellow at SEPs, the Centre for |
| 0:21.8 | European Policy Studies. The key pain point will be investment on certainty. You can listen to the full |
| 0:27.5 | episode of the next five, wherever you get your podcasts. Good morning from the Financial Times. |
| 0:36.2 | Today is Monday, December 9th, and this is your FT News Briefing. |
| 0:40.3 | Syrian rebels seized control of Damascus on Sunday, and South Korea's president is being investigated for treason. |
| 0:48.3 | Plus, South America and Europe have signed a new trade deal that's been decades in the making. |
| 0:57.8 | I'm Kasha Bursalian, and here's the news you need to start your day. |
| 1:14.6 | Rebel groups toppled Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his regime on Sunday. |
| 1:16.7 | It was a stunning capitulation. |
| 1:23.4 | Opposition fighters marched from north to south and into the heart of Damascus in just a handful of days. |
| 1:27.1 | Joining me now from the Syrian capital is the F.T's Raya Jalabi. Hi, Raya. Hi. So we're talking to you Sunday evening local time. What's it been like there? |
| 1:35.2 | So I drove into Damascus earlier today from Beirut, where I live in Lebanon, and it was a bit of a manic journey to get here because no one saw the regime falling this fast. |
| 1:44.7 | So the road from Beirut to Damascus usually takes about two hours. |
| 1:48.0 | There was not a single Syrian soldier anywhere to be seen. |
| 1:51.3 | There was no customs. |
| 1:52.3 | There was no immigration. |
| 1:53.3 | There was nothing. |
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