News from the Islamic world and beyond- Deadly protests and clashes in Syria – what happened and what’s next?Unrest grips Syria's Mediterranean cities after a deadly mosque attack sparks demonstrations.
- Ukrainian soldiers target Russian drones with riflesVideo released by the Ukrainian military showed soldiers shooting down small Russian drones with their rifles.
- New Iraqi parliament holds first session, elects speakerHaybat al-Halbousi, from the Taqaddum (Progress) Party, has been elected as speaker of the new parliament.
- Myanmar pro-military party claims huge lead in contentious electionsUN human rights chief condemns the elections, citing a crackdown on dissent.
- Protests, strikes after Iran’s economic situation rapidly deterioratesIranians are further squeezed every day amid a tanking economy, an energy crisis, water bankruptcy and lethal pollution.
- 2025: Trump’s year of ’emergency’, ‘invasion’ and ‘narcoterrorism’US president claims widespread and varied emergencies to justify executive authority in first year of second term.
- Thailand, Cambodia agree to build on ceasefire in talks in China’s YunnanCountries meet for a second day of negotiations after a truce agreed on Saturday to halt weeks of fighting.
- Deadly protests and clashes in Syria – what happened and what’s next?