Syria’s new leaders founded a group that cooperates with former Assad supporters to foster stability. It has set off a backlash from the government’s support base.
An expedition in the Southern Ocean captured video of a rare species of deep-sea cephalopod. Until now, it had been found only in fishing nets and in the bellies of seabirds.
An unusual lawsuit in Texas claims investment firms illegally conspired to fight climate change. On Monday, a judge heard arguments to dismiss the case.
Gangs are preying on local businesses, demanding money and unleashing violence if they refuse. A surge in extortion has traumatized many parts of the country.
The region of Transcarpathia has seen hardly any Russian attacks over the past three years. “We don’t have the same experience of war,” a resident said.
A former student killed 10 people and then himself in a shooting in Graz on Tuesday, the police said. The authorities said a pipe bomb and a “farewell letter” were found at the shooter’s house.
The assault continued Moscow’s stepped-up drone and missile attacks, which have been ratcheting up for months with nightly bombardments on regions and cities in Ukraine.
Ten people were killed in a mass shooting at a high school in Graz, the country’s second-largest city, the police said. The suspect also died, in an apparent suicide.