Day News Recap: Kyiv death toll rises as Gaza war grinds on and Hormuz tensions keep markets on edge
At least 18 people were killed in Kyiv after a major overnight Russian drone and missile attack tore through residential areas of the Ukrainian capital, with a fire also breaking out in central Kyiv during an air raid alert. 🔗 🔗Ukraine's pressure campaign on Russia's energy sector is feeding back into the Russian economy, with reports that Moscow has begun importing petrol from India as refinery strikes disrupt domestic supplies and a separate account saying the fuel crisis is now being felt by ordinary citizens. 🔗 🔗New analysis says Russia has suffered about 1.4 million casualties since the start of... [Continue Reading]
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Damascus cafe blast kills five as authorities say explosive device was planted
Syrian state television said the blast in central Damascus was caused by an explosive device planted inside a cafe near the Palace of Justice. The health ministry later said five people were killed, raising the toll from earlier reports that several people had been wounded. The explosion took place on Thursday in the Al-Marjah district, on Al-Nasser Street, in one of the capital's busier central areas.The incident was first reported as an explosion of unclear origin, but the latest official account says the device was planted at the location. The blast was also heard near the Hejaz railway station and... [Continue Reading]
Syria finalises new post-Assad parliament as first session nears
Syria's interim president Ahmed al-Sharaa has completed the formation of the country's new 210-seat parliament by naming the final 70 members, according to the head of the electoral committee. The move clears the way for the legislature to hold its first session next week. It is part of the country's transition after the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad in 2024.Mohammed Taha al-Ahmed, chairman of the Higher Committee for the Syrian People's Assembly elections, said 15 of the president's appointees are women. He said the selections were intended to bring together "the voice of sacrifice and the voice of experience" and to... [Continue Reading]
Syria condemns Israeli incursion and shelling in southern Daraa province as residents flee overnight
The Syrian government has condemned a new Israeli incursion and shelling in the south of the country after troops advanced into the village of Abdin in Daraa province, near the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights. The incident prompted residents to flee overnight, according to local accounts cited in the supplied material. It is the latest reported episode in a series of cross-border tensions along Syria's southern frontier.The Syrian foreign ministry said on Monday that Israeli forces had carried out incursions into Syrian territory in both Quneitra and Daraa provinces and had targeted the area with artillery fire. Damascus described the actions as... [Continue Reading]
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Fear the Shia, Arm the Sunnis: The Uncomfortable Numbers Behind America’s War Narrative
“When fear is managed carefully enough, a nation can be taught to look away from the blood on the floor and stare instead at the shadow on the wall.” A friend of mine, whose name I will not reveal because he asked me not to, sat across from me over dinner and placed a question on the table that would not leave me alone. He was born into a Muslim Shia background, and for the angle of this article, that detail matters, not because I wish to reduce a man to a sect, but because sect has become one of... [Continue Reading]


