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The main road entering the besieged Syrian city of Sweida from the west has changed dramatically over 12 hours.A bulldozer, parked on the side of the road, has been used to create several berms to form a sand barrier around 25km (16 miles) from the city centre. Dozens of Syrian security forces were standing in lines in front of the barricades when we arrived, and there were forces further up […]

A D-Day veteran who became a social media star in his later years has died at the age of 102."Papa Jake" Larson survived German gunfire in the June 1944 landings and then garnered 1.2million followers sharing stories on TikTok to commemorate Second World War and his fallen comrades. Sharing the news of his death on the platform that found his legions of new fans, 'Story time with Papa Jake', his […]

At least 67 Palestinians have been killed and more than 150 injured while waiting for aid in Gaza, according to hospital officials.The latest deaths occurred in al Sudaniya in northern Gaza, where aid was entering through the Zikim crossing with Israel, the director of the al Shifa hospital said. More than 150 people were wounded, some critically, according to hospitals in the area.In recent weeks hundreds of Palestinians have been […]

Five days of torrential rain in South Korea has left at least 14 people dead and 12 more missing. A landside engulfed houses and flooding swept away vehicles in the resort town of Gapyeong, northeast of capital Seoul, on Sunday. One person was killed after their house collapsed and another was found dead after being swept away by a swollen stream, while six people remain missing in the town and […]

Warning: This article contains details that some people may find disturbing.We found the streets of Sweida city strewn with mutilated, burned and decomposing bodies as government security forces struggled to enforce the first day of a US-brokered ceasefire. Large sections of the city seemed to be on fire as we entered the besieged, mainly Druze, city. There were multiple buildings, homes, flats, shops and businesses ravaged by flames.We saw marauding […]

At least 34 people have died after a tourist boat capsized in Vietnam, according to state media reports.The Wonder Sea boat was reportedly carrying 53 people, including five crew members, when it capsized due to strong winds in Ha Long Bay on Saturday. It happened at roughly 2pm local time (7am GMT). Rescue teams have found 11 survivors and recovered 34 bodies, eight of them children, the state-run Vietnam News […]

More than 30 people have been killed after Israeli troops opened fire towards crowds of Palestinians waiting for aid, according to witnesses and hospital officials.The deaths occurred near distribution hubs operated by the US-Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), which began distributing food packages in Gaza at the end of May, after Israel eased its 11-week blockade of aid into the territory. At least 32 people were killed on Saturday, according […]

The Syrian presidency has announced it's assembling a special taskforce to try to stop nearly a week of sectarian clashes in the southern Druze city of Sweida.The presidency called for restraint on all sides and said it is making strenuous efforts to "stop the fighting and curb the violations that threaten the security of the citizens and the safety of society".By early Saturday morning, a ceasefire had been confirmed by […]

Donald Trump has filed a lawsuit against Rupert Murdoch, two Wall Street Journal reporters and the publication's owner, News Corp.The US president has accused the named individuals of defamation, claiming they acted with malicious intent and caused him overwhelming financial and reputational harm. The lawsuit, which was filed in Miami, seeks at least $10bn (£7.5bn) in damages.In a post on Truth Social, Mr Trump called the lawsuit "historic legal action" […]