4 h. ago Horror of the Syrian massacres: Video footage 'shows brutal executions and mutilations carried out by fighters as nation's new Islamist rulers wipe out hundreds of Assad loyalists'

Some were forced to crawl besides the bloodied corpses of their neighbours as they were battered by branches. Others were dragged out of their homes and shot at point-blank range

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5 h. ago Horror of the Syrian massacres: Video footage 'shows brutal executions and mutilations carried out by fighters as nation's new rulers wipe out hundreds of Assad loyalists'

Some were forced to crawl besides the bloodied corpses of their neighbours as they were battered by branches. Others were dragged out of their homes and shot at point-blank range

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26 h. ago US condemns Syria violence after hundreds killed in sectarian clashes

President Ahmed al-Sharaa calls for calm after attempted pro-Assad uprising triggers revenge killings by pro-government forces

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40 h. ago More than 1,000 people killed in two days of clashes in Syria, war monitor says

About 745 civilians among those killed in fighting in Latakia province between security forces and fighters loyal to former president AssadMore than 1,000 people, including 745 civilians, were killed in the two days of clashes between Syrian security forces and fighters loyal to the former Assad regime and ensuing revenge killings, a war monitor has said, one of the highest death tolls in Syria since 2011.The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a UK-based monitor, said 745 civilians were killed mostly execution-style, while 125 Syrian security forces and 148 Assad loyalists were killed. Death tolls from the two days of fighting have varied wildly, with some estimates putting the final death toll even higher. Continue reading...

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41 h. ago Horror in Syria as 'naked women are paraded and shot dead': More than 1,000 killed in just two days as country is gripped by deadly violence between new rulers and Assad loyalists

The violent clashes, which erupted Thursday, are some of the deadliest since Syria's conflict began 14 years ago, and marked a major escalation in the challenge to the new government.

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44 h. ago Horror in Syria as 'naked women are paraded and shot dead': More than 600 are killed in deadly violence between new rulers and Assad loyalists

The violent clashes, which erupted Thursday, are some of the deadliest since Syria's conflict began 14 years ago, and marked a major escalation in the challenge to the new government.

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50 h. ago 2 days of clashes and revenge killings in Syria leave more than 600 people dead

A Syrian war monitor says the death toll from two days of clashes between security forces and loyalists to ousted Syrian President Bashar Assad and revenge killings that followed has risen to more than 600

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64 h. ago Trump to lead task force marshaling preparations for 2026 World Cup

US president signs executive order creating task forceTrump to oversee government’s security and planningUS president Donald Trump created a task force Friday to prepare for the 2026 World Cup, which will bring the globe’s premier soccer tournament to North America at a time when his on-again, off-again tariffs have ratcheted up tensions across the continent.“I think it’s going to make it more exciting,” Trump said of playing the World Cup amid sharp rhetoric between leaders of the host nations. “Tension’s a good thing.” Continue reading...

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65 h. ago Syria faces worst violence since fall of President Assad as nearly 200 are killed in clashes between new government forces and loyalists

Dozens of men were killed on Thursday and Friday as government fighters stormed three villages near Syria's coast.

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66 h. ago Scores killed as Assad loyalists clash with Syrian security forces

Damascus claims it has brought uprising under control but is now struggling to contain revenge attacks on Alawites

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67 h. ago Syrian security forces execute 125 civilians in battle against Assad loyalists

Fighting in Latakia is marked escalation by Bashar al-Assad loyalists against Syria’s new Islamist-led governmentAbout 125 civilians have been executed by government security forces in north-west Syria during a rolling two-day battle with loyalists to the ousted Assad regime, a Syrian war monitor reported on Friday.The Syrian Network for Human Rights (SNHR), a human rights monitor considered independent and credible, documented “large-scale field executions of men and young adults, without any clear distinction between civilians and combatants”, in north-west Syria. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Death toll rises as Syrian security forces struggle to quell Assad loyalist attacks

Battle in Latakia is marked escalation by Bashar al-Assad loyalists against Syria’s new Islamist-led governmentSyrian security forces have battled Assad regime loyalists on Syria’s coast for a second day, as the country’s new government struggled to contain the biggest rebellion to its rule since it took power in December.Fighters loyal to the ousted Assad government ambushed Syrian security forces in a coordinated attack on Thursday afternoon in the countryside of Latakia province, a former stronghold of the deposed leader where many of Syria’s minority Alawite Islamic sect live. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago The Scottish government must do more for disabled people, with many being forced to food banks

Our governments must not balance the books on the backs of people struggling to get by.

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3 d. ago Clashes in Syria's coastal region between government forces and Assad loyalists kill more than 70

A war monitor says that clashes between Syrian security forces and gunmen loyal to former President Bashar Assad in the country’s coastal region have left more than 70 people dead and the area outside government control

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3 d. ago Thirteen Syrian security officers killed in clashes with Assad loyalists

Armed men loyal to ousted dictator attack checkpoints in Latakia province in deadliest strikes so far against new governmentThirteen Syrian security officers have been killed in clashes with remnants of the Assad regime in the deadliest attack against the country’s new authorities since the dictator was toppled.Armed men attacked checkpoints and security officers in the coastal town of Jableh and the countryside of Latakia province, as part of a “premeditated” attack on Thursday, according to the provincial head of Syria’s general security directorate, Mustafa Knefati. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Assad loyalists kill at least 13 police officers in ambush on Syrian forces in coastal town

Gunmen have ambushed a Syrian police patrol in a coastal town leaving at least 13 security members dead and many wounded, a war monitor said

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4 d. ago Who owns Britain? In large part, other countries – and that should set alarm bells ringing | Dhananjayan Sriskandarajah

This mass selling off of assets to foreign investors will lead to economic disaster. Labour needs to reset the UK’s courseIn 1994, I joined a march protesting against how the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund – backed by the US – were forcing governments in the global south to follow what was called the “Washington consensus”.We argued that privatising state assets, deregulating markets, and liberalising financial services to attract external investment was leaving countries more unstable, more unequal and more dependent on foreign actors. Decades on, I am horrified that an approach that wreaked havoc in the global south is still being pursued in the UK.Dhananjayan Sriskandarajah is the chief executive of the New Economics Foundation and author of Power to the People. He is a former chief executive of Oxfam GB and secretary general of Civicus, a global alliance of civil society organisations Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Britain is now following a developing country economic model – and we know where that leads | Dhananjayan Sriskandarajah

Selling off assets to foreign owners, deregulating markets, and liberalising financial services only leads to inequality and instabilityIn 1994, I joined a march protesting against how the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund – backed by the US – were forcing governments in the global south to follow what was called the “Washington consensus”.We argued that privatising state assets, deregulating markets, and liberalising financial services to attract external investment was leaving countries more unstable, more unequal and more dependent on foreign actors. Decades on, I am horrified that an approach that wreaked havoc in the global south is still being pursued in the UK.Dhananjayan Sriskandarajah is the chief executive of the New Economics Foundation and author of Power to the People. He is a former chief executive of Oxfam GB and secretary general of Civicus, a global alliance of civil society organisations Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Carolina wildfire map: North and South Carolina under increased fire danger as strong winds threaten region

Dozens of wildfires have cropped up since the weekend, forcing South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster to declare a state of emergency

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6 d. ago Russia sending ‘suicidal missions’ to win foothold over Dnipro River, says Ukraine

Moscow trying to improve its claim to entire Kherson region in time for peace negotiations, says governorRussian forces are repeatedly trying to seize a foothold across Ukraine’s Dnipro River, dispatching troops on high-casualty missions to gain territory for future peace negotiations, according to the Ukrainian governor of Kherson region.Oleksandr Prokudin said Russian forces were trying to cross in four locations to justify their claim to the whole oblast, one of four Ukrainian regions that Moscow says it wants to incorporate. Continue reading...

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