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CNN  —  Syria’s military entered a stronghold for the Druze community in the country’s south on Tuesday, the government said, reigniting fears of attacks against minorities and triggering renewed Israeli strikes on the forces dispatched by Damascus. Clashes broke out over the weekend between Druze forces and Bedouin tribes in the southern city of Suwayda, leaving 30 people dead and injuring dozens more. The violence prompted an intervention by the Syrian government, which lost eighteen of its soldiers in the clashes. Islamist forces allied with the Syrian government joined the fight this week, heightening concern among the Druze and prompting…

CNN  —  Tesla has started selling cars in India, the world’s most populous country – but at a hefty price tag. Tesla, which is facing slumping sales and complications from CEO Elon Musk’s political entanglements, opened its first showroom in Mumbai on Tuesday. The company needs to boost its sales, and pushing into a new market with untapped buyers could help. The Tesla web site shows the price of a Model Y at 61,07,190 rupees, or about $71,000. However, the same car is listed on the company’s site for US buyers at about $45,000 before applying a $7,500 federal tax…

CNN  —  As President Donald Trump hardens his position toward Moscow and seeks new ways to bring the conflict to an end, he is leaving open the prospect of allowing shipments of longer-range missiles to the country that would allow it to strike deeper into Russia, according to officials familiar with the matter. In conversations with European allies over the past several weeks, Trump has not ruled out allowing certain offensive weapons into Ukraine, including products Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has previously requested from the United States but not yet received, the officials said. Trump has also asked about Ukraine’s…

Jul 15, 2025, 06:19 AM ETManchester City have signed a 10-year contract extension with kit manufacturer Puma that will take their partnership to 2035, the club announced on Tuesday.Sources have told ESPN that the deal will be worth up to £1 billion ($1.3bn), in the form of £100 million per-year which is a marked increase from their previous agreement of £65m a year, signed in 2019.The deal is set to break the record for kit manufacturer agreements for English clubs, trumping Manchester United’s 10-year £900m deal with adidas signed in 2023.Man City have been with Puma since 2019 — since…

One of the best indicators of Cristhian Mosquera’s quality can be found in the sheer number of minutes he has played. Since being drafted into the Valencia team at the age of 19 in August 2023, he has started 70 league games out of a possible 72.In probably the most challenging position on the pitch tactically, and with all the pressure of playing for one of the biggest clubs in Spain as they navigated a turbulent period, the young centre-back came to be seen as undroppable by two different managers. His total of 6,394 minutes played across the last two…

Druze leaders have urged local fighters in Sweida to resist incoming Syrian government forces as violence continues to escalate in the southern governorate. Syria’s state news agency said Israel had also launched air strikes on Sweida, which has witnessed days of fighting between Druze armed groups and Bedouin fighters. The clashes erupted after a Druze merchant was reportedly abducted on a highway to Damascus. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights war monitor, at least 99 people have been killed across the governorate. A curfew was set to be imposed in Sweida to stem the violence, while Syrian military columns could be…

Facebook Tweet Email Link Texas. North Carolina. Illinois. New Mexico. New York City. Flash flooding has surged into the spotlight this summer with record-breaking flood events occurring nearly back-to-back across the country. Slow-moving thunderstorms in Texas unleashed more than an entire summer’s worth of rain on July 4, sending water surging over river banks and killing more than 130 people. The same weekend, Tropical Storm Chantal poured nearly a foot of rain over parts of central North Carolina, causing the Eno River to crest at over 25 feet and shattering a record previously set during Hurricane Fran in 1996. The…

London Reuters  —  Britain set up a secret scheme to relocate thousands of Afghans to the UK after a soldier accidentally disclosed the personal details of more than 33,000 people, putting them at risk of reprisals from the Taliban, court documents showed on Tuesday. A judge at London’s High Court said in a May 2024 judgment first made public on Tuesday that about 20,000 people may have to be offered relocation to Britain, a move that would likely cost “several billion pounds.” Britain’s current defense minister John Healey said that around 4,500 affected people “are in Britain or in transit…

Brentford have signed Jordan Henderson on a free transfer.The former Liverpool midfielder, who was a free agent after leaving Ajax, has signed a two-year deal. Brentford recently lost their captain and first-choice defensive midfielder Christian Norgaard to Arsenal, having already seen head coach Thomas Frank depart for Tottenham, with Keith Andrews appointed as the new Bees boss.Although he has just turned 35, Brentford believe Henderson, who has 84 England caps, will bring vital experience and quality to their squad and dressing room.Speaking to the club’s official website, Andrews said: “When we became aware of Jordan’s availability, it was a pretty…

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City’s subway system was fully operational for the Tuesday morning commute, however some roads remained closed in sections of New York and New Jersey after heavy rain swept across the U.S. Northeast overnight, causing flash floods.Dozens of flights were delayed or canceled at area airports Tuesday, including 159 total cancelations at Newark Liberty Airport, according to FlightAware data.Most flash flood watches and warnings had expired in parts of New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania as the rain moved on, but a state of emergency declared by Gov. Phil Murphy remained in New Jersey, where…