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Globe at a glance: From Macron's Syria visit to Ronaldo in tears
Fp Staff •Your window to world news: Macron makes a landmark Syria visit as the West re-engages with Damascus; a wildfire rages near Camp Pendleton, a tanker is hit near Hormuz, the US warns on China's nuclear expansion, and Spain end Cristiano Ronaldo's World Cup dream. Here are today's top updates.
IDF detains about 100 settlers after crossing into Syrian side of Mount Hermon
Fp Staff •The IDF detained about 100 HaBashan Pioneers activists after they crossed from the Israel-Syria buffer zone into the Syrian side of Mount Hermon
9 killed, over 20 wounded in Syria cafe blast; deadliest since 2025 church attack
•A bomb blast rocked a cafe in Syria's capital Damascus on Thursday, killing nine people and wounding 20, authorities said, in the latest challenge for the country's Islamist leaders as they seek stability after more than a decade of war.
Globe at a glance: From deadly strikes on Kyiv to US-Iran talks in Qatar
Fp Staff •Your window to world news: Russia pounds Kyiv, US-Iran talks advance, and India pauses WhatsApp usernames — here are today's top updates
US airstrike in Syria kills senior ISIS leader Ali Husayn al-‘Ulaywi: CENTCOM
Fp Staff •The June 19 precision strike in northwestern Syria was part of ongoing US efforts to disrupt and eliminate militants plotting attacks against Americans, the US military said
Syria offers different approach: Al-Sharaa rules out fighting against Hezbollah after Trump's suggestion
Fp Staff •Amid the brewing tensions in West Asia, Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa on Sunday ruled out intervening in the ongoing Israel-Lebanon conflict after US President Donald Trump suggested Damascus could get involved and fight Hezbollah.
Netanyahu says Israeli forces will remain in occupied areas of Lebanon, Syria despite US-Iran ceasefire
Fp Staff •Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said Israeli forces will continue to remain in occupied areas of Lebanon and Syria despite the ceasefire agreement announced between the United States and Iran
Former Syrian intelligence chief goes on trial in Austria over torture and sexual abuse allegations
•A former Syrian intelligence chief and a senior police official went on trial in Austria on charges including torture, sexual assault and coercion linked to the alleged abuse of Assad opponents in Raqqa during Syria’s uprising.
Trump backs Syria recovery efforts in call with al-Sharaa as sanctions easing gains pace
Fp Staff •The two leaders discussed lifting remaining US sanctions, rebuilding Syria's war-ravaged economy and strengthening regional stability in a call that underscores Washington's dramatic policy shift toward Damascus
Syria uncovers remnants of Assad-era chemical weapons programme, detains 18 suspects: Report
Bhanu Pratap •The discovery includes chemical munitions and materials used to produce sarin gas, according to Syrian officials and the global chemical weapons watchdog OPCW.