More violence erupts in Syria’s Druze heartland as tribal groups reinforce local Bedouin

UN calls for end to ‘bloodshed’ which has claimed at least 638 lives since Sunday, according to Syrian Observatory for Human RightsArmed tribes supported by Syria’s Islamist-led government clashed with Druze fighters in the community’s Sweida heartland on Friday, a day after the army withdrew under Israeli bombardment and diplomatic pressure.The United Nations called for an end to the “bloodshed” and demanded an “independent” investigation of the violence, which has claimed at least 638 lives since Sunday, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR). Continue reading...

Comments

World news

White House knew about the Trump letter story for days - and were on a ‘f***ing warpath’ to stop it

Independent

Comments

World news

White House knew about the Trump letter story for days - and were on a ‘f***ing warpath’ to stop it

Hegseth tells lawmakers about plan to detain immigrants at bases in Indiana and New Jersey

Why isn’t Fox News covering the Wall Street Journal’s bombshell scoop of the Trump-Epstein letter?

Trump files lawsuit against Murdoch, WSJ and NewsCorp over Epstein birthday card expose

A 15-year-old boy with no criminal history ended up at Alligator Alcatraz after rush to fill facility

Border Patrol carries out raid at Home Depot parking lot 600 miles from US-Mexico border

Trump’s $9B clawback against PBS and NPR may have bought him a post-summer government shutdown

Pranksters fill Trump Tower gift shop with merch featuring pictures of Epstein with the president

Las Vegas is feeling the impact of Trump’s anti-immigration agenda

FBI was ordered to flag any mention of Trump in Epstein files, top Democrat says

Trump files libel lawsuit against Murdoch and WSJ reporters after Epstein row

Five clues from Thomas Frank about how his Spurs will be different

Trump’s Tariff Threat Against Brazil Might Politically Boost Lula

What in the World?

Trump sues Wall Street Journal for libel over Epstein letter

Briton was trying to save friend when both died in Portugal, sister says

Toronto’s temperature rising fastest in MLB

RCMP investigating after 2 seniors injured in Burnaby hit-and-run

Winnipeg Jets sign restricted free agents Vilardi, Ford

Threats of political violence rose rapidly through the Trudeau years, new data shows

Venezuela releases 10 jailed Americans in prisoner swap deal with El Salvador

Where is Natanis Merasty? Woman still missing as her vehicle tracked through 3 provinces

Alberta rainy day Heritage Fund hits $30B after injection of $2.8B from surplus

Newborn's cause of death revealed after 'boy, 6, killed baby while roaming ward'

El Salvador and US negotiate prisoner swap with Venezuela

Trump sues Murdoch for libel over Jeffrey Epstein letter story

10 Americans are freed from Venezuela in a prisoner swap for migrants in El Salvador

The on-and-off romance between the U.S. and China's film industries

Teenage boy dies after plane crashes into Ontario lake, hitting dock

Man lucks into double $1 million Powerball win... by accident

Venezuela releases jailed Americans in deal that also frees migrants deported to El Salvador by US

Army veteran who gave tactical training to neo-Nazis learns his fate

Venezuelans deported by Trump to brutal El Salvador prison are transferred to Caracas in exchange for Americans: reports

Trump’s pivot from aid to trade leaves Africa wary as it faces tariffs and uncertainty

More than 30 million people at risk of flash flooding just weeks after deadly Texas floods

Elon Musk’s $9bn Neuralink told federal government it’s a ‘small, disadvantaged business’

Astronomer launches ‘formal investigation’ after married CEO Andy Byron and HR boss caught on Coldplay ‘kiss cam’

How often your water company dumps sewage in waterways

What teenagers think about being able to vote at 16

The new revelation about Trump and Jeffrey Epstein, explained

There’s a bigger story behind Colbert’s cancellation

‘We Came Here to Work’

If AUKUS Is Toast, What Should Australia Do Next?

After Chernobyl, Jonestown?

The World Is Entering a Dark New Era of Hydroterrorism

The U.S. Can No Longer Stave Off Competition From China

FP’s Books of the Summer

Embattled MAGA rallies behind Trump after leak of alleged Epstein letter

Inside the House Republican-led plot to defy Trump on the Epstein files

State of emergency declared in Caribbean country over 'assassinations plot'

Dauphin man accused of resisting, assaulting Manitoba RCMP officer

Plane makes emergency landing after passenger attempts to open door mid-flight

Toronto’s temp. rising fastest among MLB cities

Nova Scotia firefighting crew to help battle Saskatchewan wildfires

Alberta RCMP issue warning about opioid-laced drugs after teenager’s death

‘Greed and corruption’ plaguing troubled London, Ont. hospital, ex-doctor claims

One of B.C.’s biggest public sector unions to hold strike vote amid stalled contract talks

Drugs, weapons, body armour seized by Manitoba RCMP in The Pas

Alberta serial romance scammer fights court ruling keeping him in prison indefinitely

Astronomer launches probe into CEO Andy Byron after Coldplay kiss cam scandal