Syrian troops entered the predominantly Druze city of Sweida on Tuesday following two days of clashes, the first time government forces have deployed to the city since Ahmed al-Sharaa took over as President in December.
The deployment came after the Druze spiritual leadership, which had resisted any deployment of Syrian troops there, urged Druze fighters to lay down their arms and allow government forces in.
Trump backs down on Greenland tariffs, says deal framework reached
US President Donald Trump has abruptly stepped back on Wednesday from threats to impose tariffs as leverage to seize Greenland, ruled out the use of force and suggested a deal was in sight to end a dispute over the Danish territory that risked the deepest rupture in transatlantic relations in decades.
Train crashes into crane in southeastern Spain, several injured
A commuter train has crashed into a construction crane in southeastern Spain, leaving an undetermined number of people lightly injured, regional emergency services said on Thursday.
New Zealand rescuers seek landslide survivors as weather havoc kills two
Rescue workers combed rubble on Thursday at a campsite in New Zealand as they searched for the missing, children among them, following a landslide triggered by heavy rains that snapped power links to thousands and caused widespread damage.
3 people shot dead in eastern Australia, town in lockdown
Three people have been killed in a shooting in the Australian state of New South Wales, police said on Thursday, with reports a gunman remained at large.
Death toll in Karachi mall fire climbs to around 50, official says
Pakistani firefighters have retrieved the bodies of up to 25 people from the debris of a shopping mall fire in Karachi on Wednesday, taking the death toll to around 50.
