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Syria -  Countries have increased their efforts to connect with Syria's interim leadership, following the Islamist-led rebels forcing President Bashar al-Assad to flee to Russia, marking the end of decades of oppressive rule.

At the COP29 summit held in Azerbaijan, countries reached a $300 billion (€288bn) annual global finance target to assist poorer nations in dealing with the impacts of climate change. However, this deal was criticized by its intended…