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| Hello. Israel has intensified its airstrikes on Syria, including on the capital Damascus. Middle East correspondent Lina Sinjab explains how Israel's intervention affects the Syrian government. From Mexico, my colleague Will Grant reports on the deepening dispute over a water-sharing deal with the US. And finally, watch an Icelandic volcano's latest eruption. | |
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TOP OF THE AGENDA | Syria condemns Israel's ‘flagrant assault’ |
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|  | The Syrian health ministry said three people have been killed and 34 others injured in the Damascus strikes. Credit: EPA/Shutterstock | Israeli strikes in Damascus have targeted the Syrian military headquarters and an area near the presidential palace. Israel said it is acting in support of the minority Druze community following deadly sectarian violence in southern Syria that began at the weekend. The Syrian foreign ministry has condemned the strikes as a "flagrant assault". Israel's intervention is as political as is military, writes Lina Sinjab, aimed at shaping the emerging post-Assad order before it hardens. But, she notes, it's also making people on the streets very angry. |
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| US ambassador urges Israel to investigate killing | Mike Huckabee called the killing of a Palestinian-American in the occupied West Bank a "criminal and terrorist" act. | What to know > |
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| US deports five 'criminal illegal aliens' to Eswatini | Eswatini, the last absolute monarchy in Africa, said it acknowledged "widespread concern" regarding the deportations. | What happened > |
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| Three jailed over murder of Swedish hip-hop star | Three men in their 20s have been given long jail terms for their part in the fatal shooting of C Gambino last year. | Read now > |
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| Emma Watson banned from driving for speeding | The actress drove a blue Audi at 38mph (61kmh) in a 30mph zone in Oxford on the evening of 31 July last year. | More details > |
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| Mexico-US water dispute deepens |  | Rafael Betance says that water levels in the reservoir have fallen for the past eight years. | A 1944 agreement dictates the terms under which Mexico and the US share part of their water resources. Mexico is in arrears and has failed to keep up with its water deliveries for much of the 21st Century, fuelling a growing dispute over what is and should be owed. |
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| | Will Grant, Mexico, Central America and Cuba correspondent
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| | On the shores of Lake Toronto, the reservoir behind Chihuahua's most important dam, a priest leads local farmers on horseback and their families in prayer, the stony ground beneath their feet once part of the lakebed before the waters receded to today's critically low levels.
Little wonder the local community is beseeching the heavens for rain. Still, few expect any let up from the crippling drought and sweltering 42C (107.6F) heat. Adding to those concerns, a long-running dispute with Texas over the scarce resource is threatening to turn ugly. |
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SOMETHING DIFFERENT | Why Elizabeth never wed | Celebrations held by a friend of the queen may hold some clues to her solo reign. | |
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And finally... in Iceland | The Sundhnukur volcano in Iceland's Reykjanes peninsula has erupted - the 12th such episode in the area since 2021, and the first since April. Aerial footage shows the lava spewing out of a fissure estimated to be between 0.7 and 1km (0.4 to 0.6 miles) long. | |
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US Politics Unspun newsletter | No noise. No agenda. Just expert analysis of the issues that matter most, from North America correspondent Anthony Zurcher. | |
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