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

Four crew members were killed in an attack by Iran-backed Houthis on a small cargo ship in the Bab el-Mandeb strait2.

Rescue crews on Tuesday dug through ​mountains of rubble in western Colombia, shouting for quiet so they could listen for survivors still trapped under the buildings that collapsed in a powerful earthquake estimated to have killed at least 250 people.

More than 100 people were killed after a powerful earthquake struck western Colombia.

U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday calling for fewer childhood ​vaccinations by limiting the inoculation schedule to 11 immunizations, which he said would give U.S. children “gold-standard” protection and align the country with peer nations that recommend fewer shots.

The densely populated Chinese capital of ‌Beijing braced for the expected onset of more than one-third of its annual rainfall over 24 ​hours starting late on Tuesday as ​moisture from Typhoon Dolphin to the south converged ⁠with cool air over northern China.

Former Ukrainian detainees and Ukrainian officials accused Russia on Monday of systematically torturing prisoners of war and ​civilian detainees, holding captives incommunicado and subjecting them to beatings, electric shocks and sexual abuse, with thousands still in captivity.

A U.S. appeals court on Monday allowed ​thousands of lawsuits to move forward against Meta Platforms (META.O), opens new tab, Alphabet’s (GOOGL.O), opens new tab Google, ByteDance’s TikTok and Snap Inc’s (SNAP.N), opens new tab Snapchat over claims they designed their products to be ‌addictive to young users.

A U.S. judge on Monday ​dismissed criminal charges against Indian billionaire Gautam Adani, but said the Justice Department’s decision to abandon the fraud and bribery case was concerning.

A fire in Indonesia’s Mount Bromo National Park in East Java that burnt 550 hectares (1,360 ​acres) has been extinguished, an official said, but there are new hotspots near the caldera.

Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis have resumed attacks ‌on the Red Sea port city of ​Mocha, a Yemeni ​military spokesperson said.

Alleged Irish crime gang boss Daniel Kinahan was charged with directing a criminal organisation by prosecutors in Dublin on Sunday amid tight security at a special court sitting following his extradition from the United Arab Emirates.