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A video of the handshake between President-elect Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris has gone viral. Some people found Trump's grip and Macron's double slap on the hand to be signs of a really painful handshake.

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Syrian prime minister ready to cooperate with any government that Syrians choose

Mohammad Ghazi al-Jalali has declared his readiness to cooperate with any government that Syrians choose, Saudi broadcaster Al Arabiya reported.

State institutions belonging to all Syrians should be preserved, he said, and all Syrians should think rationally about the interests of their country.

“We extend our hand even to the oppositionists, who have confirmed that they do not intend to harm anyone,” the prime minister said.

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⚡️Syrian prime minister says new chapter in history of country began, he established contact with militants, according to Al-Arabiya.

Mohammad Ghazi al-Jalali claims he does not know whereabouts of president, defense minister, contacted Assad last time on Saturday evening.

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❗️Syria’s communications minister told Al Arabiya that he did not know where the country's foreign minister was.

He also claimed that militants had guaranteed the safety of the remaining members of the Cabinet in Damascus.

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❗️Israeli army confirms deployment of forces in buffer zone on border with Syria due to threat of militants crossing over.

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🇸🇾 What is known about the situation in Syria so far?

▫️ Syrian Prime Minister said a new chapter in the country's history had begun, he established contact with militants, according to Al-Arabiya;

▫️ Prime Minister Mohammad Ghazi al-Jalali in a video statement broadcast on his social media account declared his readiness to cooperate with any government that Syrians choose. He added that he remained at home and did not intend to leave;

▫️ Intense shooting has been heard in Damascus’ Abu Rummaneh and Al Mazzeh areas, eyewitnesses told Sputnik;

▫️ Damascus International Airport has stopped all flights, all employees have left its premises, Syria’s Sham FM radio reported;

▫️ Syrian Army units have withdrawn from the city center of Damascus, according to Al Jazeera;

▫️ All prisoners from the Saydnaya Military Prison in Damascus have been set free by armed terrorists, Al Jazeera reported;

▫️ Participants in talks on Syria in Qatar, including Russia, Turkiye, Iran, and a number of Arab countries, supported the need to protect the Syrian Arab Republic from anarchy and terrorism and to ensure the return of refugees. The countries stressed the need to stop military action in order to start a political process based on UN Security Council Resolution 2254, and supported UN efforts to find a political solution.

▫️ Russia will work with both the government and legitimate opposition in Syria, encouraging them to negotiate, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said. He added that together with Turkiye and Iran, Russia will take steps to ensure that the call for de-escalation in Syria is heard.

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What is known about the situation in Syria so far?

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Protesters tear down monument to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's father, Hafez al-Assad

Social media footage

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Syrian Prime Minister Mohammed Ghazi al-Jalali was seen accompanied by armed militants.

Footage by social media

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❗️Syria's industry minister has claimed the authorities are holding meetings with militants to provide public services, Al Arabiya reports.

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❗️Syria's main official channel has released a short statement for the first time since the Syrian armed opposition took control of the country’s state television building and capital Damascus.

"The great Syrian revolution has won! The Assad regime has fallen!"

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❗️Iraq is evacuating its embassy in Damascus amid statements by militants about establishing control over the Syrian capital, the Iraqi news agency INA reports

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Syrian opposition forces are storming the Iranian Embassy in Damascus, with acts of vandalism, looting, and thefts taking place

Footage by social media

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❗️Russian troops liberated the settlement of Blagodatnoye in the Donetsk People's Republic, the Russian Defense Ministry said.

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🪖The United States will maintain its military presence in eastern Syria, as confirmed by Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for the Middle East Daniel Shapiro during the Manama Dialogue security conference in Bahrain’s capital on Sunday.

Since 2015, parts of Syria's oil-rich eastern region have been occupied by the US and allied militant forces. The US has refused to withdraw, justifying its presence as part of the fight against terrorism, despite the Syrian government consistently denouncing the American presence as an act of military aggression and calling for the immediate withdrawal of US troops from its territory.

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🪖The IDF declared closed military zones in the Golan Heights, The Times of Israel reports.

Earlier in the day, Israel confirmed it had deployed forces in the buffer zone on the border with Syria "for its defense, to ensure the safety of the communities in the Golan Heights and the citizens of Israel."

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🇷🇺🪖More statements from the Russian MoD daily briefing on the special military operation's progress:    

▪️Ukraine lost up to 460 militants in the Russian Zapad Battlegroup's combat zone.

▪️Russian air defence systems shot down 12 Vampire shells and 88 Ukrainian drones in the special operation zone.

▪️Ukraine lost up to 225 militants in the Russian Yug Battlegroup's combat zone.

▪️Ukraine lost over 500 militants in the Russian Tsentr Battlegroup's combat zone.

▪️Russian military hit the infrastructure of Ukrainian military airfields, damaged energy facilities that ensure the operation of Ukraine’s military-industrial complex.

▪️Ukraine lost up to 90 soldiers in the areas of responsibility of Russia's Battlegroup Dnepr and Sever.

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