Rubio urges Syrian security forces to prevent 'jihadists' from committing 'massacres' in country's south * Abbas reportedly sets first elections for PLO legislative body since 2006

Syrian war monitor says fighting across Sweida province ongoing, although Druze fighters regained control of provincial capital after booting out rival armed factions

Despite Israeli and US strikes on the Islamic Republic's nuclear program, material for a bomb could have been towed to another location, or even another country, by pickup truck

Court frees all 3 apprehended suspects, 2 to house arrest, says cops failed to prove they committed the crimes they are accused of; notes videos show dozens of rioters involved

Army confirms firing 'warning shots' near UN aid convoy, as GHF denies involvement; Israeli strikes kill 2 commanders of Hamas-linked terror group involved in Oct. 7 hostage-taking

Someone backstage tries to snatch flag, but choir member puts it back in place; opera company says act was 'wholly inappropriate,' but declines to say if singer to face punishment

Netanyahu reportedly weighs electoral reform as his coalition faces uncertainty and shrinking numbers, though 3-month parliamentary hiatus will likely save it from immediate doom

Minwer Harsha, 27, says his recently opened concrete hotel in Qaffin, within sight of Israel's security barrier, brings joy to local kids