Syria: What do these rebel advances tell us about the Syrian government forces?

The Syrian army on Sunday (December 1) scrambled to stem a rebel advance in Hama province after insurgents swept into Aleppo in a offensive that has dealt a huge blow to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. For more analysis, FRANCE 24’s Alexander Aucott is joined by Scott Lucas, Professor of International Politics at University College Dublin.

Joe Biden pardons son Hunter of gun, tax convictions, despite promise he wouldn’t do so

U.S. President Joe Biden has pardoned his son, Hunter, sparing the younger Biden a possible prison sentence for federal felony gun and tax convictions and reversing his past promises not to use the extraordinary powers of the presidency for the benefit of his family members. The Democratic president had previously said he would not pardon … Read more

Forget Bitcoin, MicroStrategy is up 500% this year, and Michael Saylor explains how the stock has outperformed its underlying assets

As crypto bulls keep waiting for Bitcoin to hit the $100,000 milestone, they may also want to consider a company that own almost 400,000 tokens. MicroStrategy has been riding Bitcoin, for better or worse, after cofounder and Executive Chairman Michael Saylor hitched the software company’s fortunes to the cryptocurrency in 2020. Lately, his bet has … Read more