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Syrian rebels have swept through parts of the country at lightning pace, taking control of the the second-largest city, Aleppo. But who are they and what are their aims? (Image credit: Omar Haj Kadour)

President Biden pardons his son Hunter. President-elect Trump says he'll nominate Kash Patel to serve as the next FBI director. Syria's president vows to crush rebels who seized much of Aleppo.

The hearings come after years of lobbying by island nations who fear they could simply disappear under rising sea waters,(Image credit: Peter Dejong)

Thousands of giant panda sculptures will greet residents and tourists starting Saturday in Hong Kong, where enthusiasm for the bears has grown since two cubs were born in a local theme park.(Image credit: Chan Long Hei)

The court faces pushback over arrest warrants for Israeli officials, sexual harassment allegations against the court's chief prosecutor and a very empty docket.(Image credit: Peter Dejong)

The new law guarantees fundamental rights for sex workers, including the ability to refuse clients, set the conditions of an act, and stop an act at any moment.(Image credit: Antoine Boureau)

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The U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees said Sunday it is halting aid deliveries through the main cargo crossing into Gaza because of the threat of armed gangs who have looted recent convoys.(Image credit: Tsafrir Abayov/AP)

A small town in Germany turns its town hall into the 'world's largest' advent calendar each December. It started as a way to boost businesses in the winter, but it's grown to mean much more.(Image credit: Hubert Grimmig)