- Netanyahu confirms ceasefire, Syrian withdrawal from Sweida due to 'forceful action'
- Syrian detente hopes dim as president accuses Israel of sowing ‘chaos and destruction’ with strikes
- Burkina Faso military rulers scrap electoral commission, taking control of future polls
- Israeli gov't no longer has mandate to avoid Oct. 7 state probe, bereaved parents say
- South Sudan's main opposition party rejects president's call for dialogue to avoid civil war
