Australia’s military alliance with the United States means that Canberra has practically signed up for war with China if one breaks out between the superpowers.
Omar Hassan is in Syria to report on the situation after the fall of Bahar Al-Assad’s dictatorship. These are his first impressions after entering the country from Lebanon.
Seemingly against all hope, Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad is gone. In less than two weeks, a rebel offensive that began in the northern city of Aleppo transformed into an extraordinary nationwide uprising that routed the regime.