The move lifted economic sanctions on the country, raising hopes of further recovery after its brutal civil war.
NYTimes – World The Trump administration has embraced Syria's new president, former al-Qaeda linked militant Ahmed al-Sharaa.
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BBC News – World The Trump administration has embraced Syria's new president, former al-Qaeda linked militant Ahmed al-Sharaa.
NPR – World The search continues in Indonesia for at least 129 people who are still missing after a ferry capsized on Sunday. At least six people have died.
NYTimes – World A Russian drone or strike hit a Warsaw-bound train near the Ukraine-Poland border shortly after a train carrying foreign dignitaries, including former U.K. and Swedish prime ministers, passed through the same track. Ukraine and Poland condemned the attack as an escalation; officials described the assault on Ukraine's rail link to the West as a warning to Kyiv's allies.
Iranian officials say a meeting between Iran and Gulf states to discuss the Strait of Hormuz has been postponed, according to Oman. The talks had been seen as an effort to reopen the strategic waterway. Dania Thafer of the Gulf International Forum discussed the negotiations shortly before Oman announced the delay.
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