Syria is facing a fresh wave of public anger after the government announced steep increases in fuel prices, with diesel prices rising by 40&#37 and gasoline by nearly 30&#37. The sharp hike has triggered protests across parts of the country, with demonstrators taking to the streets and key highways being blocked. Transport workers and drivers have joined the growing backlash as higher diesel prices threaten to push up transportation and operating costs, adding further pressure to households already struggling with rising living expenses. Syrian authorities have pointed to soaring global oil prices and the impact of the wider US-Iran conflict as factors behind the latest fuel price increases. The country's dependence on imported fuel, refinery disruptions and higher international energy prices have combined to create another major challenge for the Syrian economy. WATCH

Heavy monsoon rains have triggered a major flood crisis across Assam and neighbouring Arunachal Pradesh, leaving more than 22,000 people affected and causing widespread destruction. Dhemaji has emerged as the worst-hit district, with 96 villages submerged, nearly 1,690 hectares of cropland damaged, and more than 48,000 livestock affected. A railway bridge over the Simen River, built in 1965, partially collapsed due to severe riverbank erosion, forcing the suspension of train services between Archipathar and Simen Chapari.