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Syria crisis: Hundreds killed in ongoing violence, hospitals overwhelmed

Amid violent clashes in southern Syriaโ€™s Suweida governorate, a picture of grave human rights abuses and rising humanitarian needs is emerging by the hour, the UN said on Friday.

Published on: July 18, 2025 | Source: UN News favicon UN News

Kremlin says Putin open to peace with Ukraine only after Russia’s goals have been achieved

Russia is open to peace with Ukraine, but achieving its goals remains a priority, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Sunday, days after U.S. PresidentDonald Trump gave Moscow a 50-day deadlineto agree to a ceasefire orface tougher sanctions.

Published on: July 20, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

Palestinians describe choice between starvation and risking death to get food aid in Gaza

There are signs that Israel is preparing to expand ground operations into an area of central Gaza that has been a relatively safe refuge for displaced Palestinians and humanitarian aid groups. While the Israeli military issued evacuation orders, at least 85 more Palestinians were reportedly killed while seeking food aid. John Yang speaks with The Wall Street Journalโ€™s Sudarsan Raghavan for more.

Published on: July 20, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

Greenpeace protests fossil fuel investment in Greece urging an end to new gas projects

Greenpeace said it wanted to highlight the country's unnecessary and wasteful investments in fossil gas.

Published on: July 17, 2025 | Source: Euronews favicon Euronews

News Wrap: Number of missing from Texas floods drops to 3 people

In our news wrap Sunday, only three people remain unaccounted for from the July 4 Texas floods, the driver who plowed a car into a crowd in Los Angeles was charged with assault with a deadly weapon, the Kremlin said Putin is open to peace with Ukraine only after his objectives have been achieved, and the WNBAโ€™s All-Star players sent a message to the league for better pay.

Published on: July 20, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

UK sanctions Russian intelligence officers linked to Mariupol theater bombing

Britainโ€™s foreign ministry said it sanctioned 18 officers working for Russian military intelligence, known as the GRU, along with three units. It said the officers were also accused of targeting the family of a former Russian spy who was later poisoned in the U.K. with a nerve agent.

Published on: July 18, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

Druze-Bedouin clashes reignite after government forces pull out of southern Syria

Syrian government forces prepared to return to a southern region Friday after renewed clashes broke out between Druze armed groups and members of Bedouin clans, leaving tens of thousands of people displaced in a worsening humanitarian crisis.

Published on: July 18, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

Explosion at Los Angeles law enforcement training facility leaves 3 people dead, officials say

A Friday blast at a Los Angeles County Sheriffโ€™s Department training facility killed three members of its arson and explosives unit, marking one of the department's worst losses of life from a single incident, the sheriff said.

Published on: July 18, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

Woman speared in head in alleged domestic violence attack

An 18-year-old woman has been flown to hospital in Darwin after being allegedly speared in the head by a man known to her in a remote Northern Territory community.

Published on: July 20, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

House Democrat: 'Mamdani isn't speaking for our party'

Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.) said on Sunday that New York City Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani, a democratic socialist, โ€œisnโ€™t speaking for our party,โ€ though Smith stressed the โ€œbig tentโ€ nature of the partyโ€™s coalition. โ€œLook, the mayor of New York has never, never, ever been the leader of the Democratic Party,โ€ Smith said in...

Published on: July 20, 2025 | Source: The Hill favicon The Hill