Assad, who has been living in exile in Russia since his 2024 ouster, was sentenced for crimes against humanity and war crimes during the country's years-long civil war.

A Damascus court sentenced exiled former Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad and other officials to death on murder, torture, false imprisonment charges.

A Syrian court ⁠sentenced ⁠ousted leader Bashar ⁠al-Assad to death on Tuesday after a trial ​in absentia, convicting him of crimes including killings, torture, and arbitrary ‌arrest during the country's ‌nearly 14-year war.

The former president was convicted of crimes against humanity during the country’s civil war, the first verdict since he fled to Russia in 2024.

Authorities in Russia's Tatarstan region say a Ukrainian drone strike on the petroleum hub of Nizhnekamsk killed 13 people and wounded 78 others in one of the deadliest attacks of the 4-year-old

A Ukrainian drone attack Monday on an industrial city about 550 miles east of Moscow was among the deadliest on Russian territory since the full-scale war began in 2022, demonstrating Kyiv’s growing ability to strike far beyond the conflict’s front lines.

Russian officials say another 75 people were injured by the attack in the Tatarstan region, one of the deadliest Ukrainian drone attacks on Russia since Moscow's full-scale invasion.

A Ukrainian drone strike has killed at least 13 people and injured 39 others in Nizhnekamsk, a city deep inside Russia, local authorities said Monday, marking the deadliest attack to hit the country in more than two years.

President Trump told Axios on Sunday that the U.S. is "semi-negotiating" with Iran as access to the Strait of Hormuz remains uncertain and oil prices rise. CBS News' Nancy Cordes and Retired Marine Col.

Tehran's six conditions may complicate negotiations with Oman aimed at restoring commercial shipping through the vital waterway.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi calls for compensation from the U.S. over alleged violations of the Memorandum of Understanding and actions in the Strait of Hormuz.

Iran said it was nearing a final pact with Oman defining new shipping lanes between them through the Strait of Hormuz but repeated that the U.S. must meet other conditions, including compensation and an end to sanctions and military threats,

Shares in Europe and Asia are mixed, with Japan's Nikkei 225 leading advances after U.S. stocks ended last week with gains. Oil prices rose Monday and U.S. futures were little changed. South

Shares are mixed in Asia, while oil prices are holding steady after gaining 5% due to questions over when the Strait of Hormuz could reopen and get the global flow of crude going again

Uncertainty regarding the opening of the Strait of Hormuz and a peace agreement between Iran and the U.S. weighed on sentiment, as Trump said Iran would need to pay compensation before any deal could be agreed.

The U.S. stock market edged down from its all-time high on Monday, while oil prices rose on uncertainty about when the Strait of Hormuz could reopen and get the global flow of crude going again. The S&P 500 slipped 0.

Monday’s failure was the Long March 7A’s first since its maiden flight in March 2020, when an in-flight malfunction caused the mission to fail.

A Chinese rocket set to launch a satellite into orbit blew-up seconds after liftoff Monday, marking the relatively rare failure of a rocket considered the workhorse of its space program.

A Chinese rocket carrying a communications satellite failed in its launch, state media said, attributing the failure to a “flight anomaly” as reports and videos suggested the spacecraft had exploded in mid-air.

A Chinese Long March-7A rocket failed shortly after liftoff Monday while carrying a communications satellite, marking the second failure involving China’s Long March rocket family this year. The rocket lifted off from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in southern China before apparently breaking apart about 90 seconds into the flight,

Typhoon Dolphin churned deeper inland to the ​central Chinese province of Hubei on Tuesday, flooding streets, forcing the closure of tourist areas and halting construction projects, as forecasters warned of extreme ‌rainfall across a broad swathe of the country.

Torrential rain and storms in ⁠Typhoon ⁠Dolphin's wake have swept through ⁠several provinces in China's east, drenching the coastal region and ​flooding streets in Shanghai, the country's second most populated city.

Typhoon Dolphin, the most powerful tropical cyclone to hit China this year, has brought torrential rain and strong winds in China's Zhejiang province, state broadcaster CCTV reported on Monday (August 10).

More than a million people have been evacuated from their homes in Eastern China after a powerful tropical storm hit the region.