US lifts terrorist label on Syria's leader ahead of Trump visit

The State Department announced on Friday that the United Nations Security Council lifted the terrorist designation of two Syrian officials, including the country's new president Ahmed al-Sharaa.The adoption of a resolution "championed by the United States" to delist al-Sharaa and Interior Minister Anas Hasan Khattub "sent a strong political signal that further recognizes Syria's transition to a new chapter," State Department principal deputy spokesperson Tommy Pigott said in a statement."These a