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Luigi Mangione, alleged UnitedHealthcare CEO killer, charged with murder in New York

Luigi Mangione, 26, has been charged with murder in New York City in connection with the brazen shooting death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on Dec. 4.
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Jubilation, gunfire, mourning – on the streets of Damascus, Syrians are facing the reality of life after Assad

As I spoke to locals, the mood was one of relief – but there are countless tales of loved ones who are not here to help celebrate, says journalist Danny Makki
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Assad’s exit opens a chance to rein in his backer Iran. Europe must seize it

With Iran suddenly weakened, some will demand regime change in Tehran. Europe’s new chief diplomat should pursue nuclear deceleration instead, says Guardian Europe columnist Nathalie Tocci
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Luigi Mangione charged with murder in Brian Thompson’s death: Updates

Luigi Mangione, 26, is now being held without bond in Pennsylvania as he faces charges in two states
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Inside Syria’s ‘slaughterhouse’ prison where Assad’s critics disappeared

As Syrians rejoiced across the country this week, many began the frantic search for missing loved ones who had been forcibly disappeared under Bashar al-Assad’s brutal dictatorship – with crowds descending on the notorious Saydnaya prison that had become synonymous with arbitrary detention, torture and murder.
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How Syria broke the world and is now Iran’s Achilles heel

Helping Damascus stretched Tehran’s capabilities, while Russia exploited perceived western weakness