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Syria struggling to contain sectarian clashes after forces intervene in fight between Bedouin and Druze fightersThe Druze are an Arabic-speaking religious minority in Syria, Lebanon, Israel and the occupied Golan Heights. They make up the majority of the population of the southern Sweida province in Syria. Many Druze who live in Israel are loyal to the Israeli state because of participation in the country’s military service.As my colleague William Christou notes in this story, the Druze have been negotiating with the Islamist-led authorities in Damascus since the fall of Bashar al-Assad in an attempt to achieve autonomy. Continue reading... Source

Rescue workers save 12 people with seven still missing after vessel overturns during sudden thunderstormA tourist boat capsized during a sudden thunderstorm in Vietnam on Saturday afternoon, killing 38 people and leaving seven others missing.The Wonder Sea boat was carrying 48 passengers and five crew members on a sightseeing the tour of Ha Long Bay, a popular destination for visitors, state media reported. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jul/19/dead-after-tourist-boat-capsizes-in-ha-long-bay-vietnam Author : Associated Press Publish date : 2025-07-20 05:22:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

New Coalition education spokesperson Jonathon Duniam says Peter Dutton policy to slash international enrolments not ‘as constructive as it could have been’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Coalition has walked away from its call for Australia to slash 80,000 international students from higher education institutions, with the opposition’s education spokesperson promising a more “sensitive” approach following the party’s crushing election defeat in May.During the federal election campaign, then opposition leader Peter Dutton claimed cutting foreign student numbers would free up more housing and rental opportunities. Dutton said

Jeremy Rockliff declared victory on Saturday night after his party secured 14 seats to Labor’s nine, but both are short of the 18 required for majority. Follow today’s news liveThe election of former journalist, and anti-salmon campaigner and independent Peter George to the Tasmanian parliament has been hailed as a reminder that independents are “a force to be reckoned with” by key backer Climate 200.A longtime ABC reporter and producer, George went to the election advocating for fiscal responsibility, anti-corruption, and environmental repair – particularly around salmon farming, after more than a million salmon died in a bacterium outbreak at