Photos: Syrian forces withdraw from Suwayda as mediation restores calm
Local Druze leaders to oversee city’s security after Syrian forces depart following intense mediation.
![Syrian security forces had been deployed in the predominantly Druze city of Suwayda before the latest ceasefire. [Bakr Alkasem/AFP]](/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/AFP__20250715__66RP6NQ__v1__HighRes__SyriaConflict-1752737561.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
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The citadel of Caral civilisation – one of the world’s oldest – reopens for tourists after eight years of restoration.
France marks its biggest holiday with 7,000 parading on foot, horseback, and in armoured vehicles along Champs-Elysees.
This year, more than 35,000 military personnel from 19 nations are taking part in the drills over three weeks.
![South Korean soldiers fire from a K1 tank during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025, Australia's largest-ever war fighting drills at Shoalwater Bay Training Area, near Rockhampton, Australia. [Rick Rycroft/AP Photo]](/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/AP25195157155801-1752481594.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Attack comes day after Israel’s deadliest bombardment killed 110 people, including 34 awaiting aid at a site in Rafah.
Hundreds of rescuers search for people swept away by catastrophic Texas floods that killed at least 100.
![A traffic sign reading "road may flood" lies on the ground near the Guadalupe River in Hunt, Texas. [Ronaldo Schemidt/AFP]](/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/AFP__20250708__668C9Y7__v2__HighRes__MultipleDeathsFromCatastrophicFloodingInCentral-1752044979.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
UN warns that mass Afghan returns from Iran risk deepening instability in a nation already grappling with severe crises.
Runners in traditional red and white sprint inches from bulls’ horns, embracing risk in Pamplona’s San Fermin festival.
Amr al-Hams is also severely malnourished as his aunt feeds him mashed lentils due to Israeli blockade on fortified milk
Helicopters, boats, and drones deployed in frantic search for missing children as the floods kill at least 50 people.
Ukrainian farmers brave minefields with rakes and tractors to reclaim their fertile lands amid devastating war remnants.
