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A thick pall of smoke rises over the Syrian city of Sweida as armed Bedouin and their allies battle Druze fighters on the streets despite a ceasefire order from the president's office.

Clashes continue

Syrian govt says fighting in Sweida halted after tribal forces pull out

The car ramming outside a Hollywood nightclub injured 30 people. The suspect was in custody

Driver charged after plowing into Los Angeles nightclub crowd, injuring 30

The deaths are the latest at food distribution points across Gaza

More than 100 wounded

Gaza civil defence says Israeli fire kills 39 near two aid centres

The deal signed in Qatar comes after months of conflict between the two sides

Conflict-torn country

DR Congo, M23 armed group sign ceasefire deal

Zelensky reiterated his readiness to have a face-to-face sitdown with Putin

Call for leadership meeting

Ukraine proposes fresh peace talks with Russia next week

The vessel was carrying 48 passengers and five crew members when it capsized because of sudden heavy rain, state media reported

Heavy rain in Vietnam

At least 34 dead, dozens missing as Ha Long Bay tourist boat capsizes

Hundreds of thousands of supporters of Bangladesh's main Islamist party rallied, demanding an overhaul of the electoral system

Hundreds of thousands go out

Bangladesh's largest Islamist party holds mega rally

Among major gateways affected since Friday afternoon are Kuala Lumpur International Airport's two main terminals

Self-service machines

Malaysia border control glitch hits travellers

Long-range aerial attacks

Russian strikes kill three across Ukraine

Former president Yoon Suk Yeol arriving at a court hearing in Seoul in early July

After declaration of martial law

South Korea's ex-president indicted for abuse of power

At the White House, US President Donald Trump did not answer reporters' questions about the Jeffrey Epstein issue

Regarding friendship with sex trafficker

Trump sues Murdoch, newspaper over Epstein sex bombshell

Shigeru Ishiba likes the nitty gritty of policy, cigarettes and making models, but his dream job as Japanese prime minister could go up in smoke this weekend

Coalition set to lose majority

'Clumsy' Japanese PM Ishiba's future in the balance

Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro will have to wear a monitoring device as he awaits the verdict in his coup plotting trial

Far-right ex-president

Brazil police raid home of Bolsonaro, accused of plotting coup

Venezuela's Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello with one of the repatriated children

'Rescued from kidnapping'

Venezuela receives 7 kids left behind in US after parents deported

People hold pictures of victims on the 31st anniversary of the AMIA bombing in Buenos Aires

Still no trial after dozens killed

Argentines commemorate Jewish center bombing, demand justice

Hospital staff said they were overwhelmed by the number of bodies from the fighting

Violence-wracked city

'Mass grave': Medics appeal for aid at last working hospital in Syria's Sweida

The senior church leaders were in Gaza City as a show of unity and solidarity after Thursday's strike on the Holy Family Church

'Stray' round of Israeli fire

Top Holy Land clerics visit Gaza after deadly church strike

Dramatic aid cuts by the United States and other countries have left many aid organisations facing gaping shortfalls

Dramatic situation

Over 11 mn refugees risk losing aid because of funding cuts: UN

Germany had stopped deportations to Afghanistan after the Taliban movement's return to power in 2021

Convicted criminals

Germany presses ahead with deportations to Afghanistan

Renewed ceasefire call

Pope, Israeli PM speak by phone after Gaza church strike

EU to triple travel permit fee to 20 euros

Miners were involved in search operations at the 'El Minon' mine in Remedios

Underground for 18 hours

Crews rescue 18 miners trapped in Colombia

Ahmed al-Sharaa, who led the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad in December, is struggling to exert his authority over all of Syria

Under diplomatic pressure

Sharaa's pullout from Syria Druze heartland exposes shaky leadership

Republicans voted to show a red light to billions of dollars that had already been approved

Broader efforts at slashing fed budget

US Congress approves $9 bn in Trump cuts to foreign aid, public media

Plans for European school in Schifflange

Morning Roundup

Fatal accident kills two women, new European school to open, and Trump has chronic vein condition

Richard III's body was unearthed in a car park in central England in 2012

One of history's mysteries

UK 'princes in the tower' murder probe clears Richard III

South Korea sent more than 140,000 children overseas between 1955 and 1999

Decades-old practice

South Korea to end private adoptions after landmark probe

Cristosal lawyer and rights activist Ruth Lopez arrives at court in El Salvador following her arrest

Controversial anti-crime policies

El Salvador rights group says forced out by Bukele 'repression'

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