DAMASCUS -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Syrian interim leader Ahmad al-Sharaa have agreed to a ceasefire embraced by Türkiye, Jordan and neighbors, U.S. Ambassador to Türkiye Tom Barrack said Saturday on social media.
"We call upon Druze, Bedouins, and Sunnis to put down their weapons and together with other minorities build a new and united Syrian identity in peace and prosperity with its neighbors," he said on X. (Israel-Syria-Ceasefire)
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BRUSSELS -- The European Union (EU) approved a new round of sanctions against Russia on Friday, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas said.
"The EU just approved one of its strongest sanctions packages against Russia to date," Kallas wrote on the social media platform X. (EU-Russia-Sanction)
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WASHINGTON -- U.S. State of California Governor Gavin Newsom announced Thursday that the state is suing President Donald Trump's administration after it rescinded 4 billion U.S. dollars in federal funding for California's high-speed rail project.
Newsom criticized the decision as "petty" and a "political retribution," calling it "a heartless attack on the Central Valley that will put real jobs and livelihoods on the line." (US-California-Sue)
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LOS ANGELES -- Three deputies were killed Friday morning in an explosion at a police training facility in Southern California, authorities confirmed.
The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department referred to the explosion on the social media platform X as a "critical workplace incident," which occurred shortly after 7:30 a.m. local time (1430 GMT) at the Biscailuz Center Academy Training in East Los Angeles. (US-LA-Explosion) Enditem
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