At least nine people were killed and 20 wounded after a bomb exploded in a Damascus cafe near the main courthouse complex. The Syrian Health Ministry confirmed the casualties, while security forces cordoned off the area. No group has claimed responsibility yet.
US President Donald Trump's suggestion that Syria should confront Hezbollah has sparked concern across the region. Syria rejected any plan to intervene in Lebanon, while analysts and regional leaders warned the proposal could heighten tensions and revive historical anxieties
President Donald Trump vowed retaliation after two U.S. service members and one civilian interpreter were killed in an ISIS-linked ambush in central Syria. The attack, near Palmyra, also wounded three others and marked the first U.S. fatalities since the fall of Bashar Assad.