A devastating explosion tore through the Imam Ali bin Abi Talib Mosque in Homs during Friday prayers, killing at least eight worshippers and injuring several others in one of the region’s most disturbing attacks in months. Verified footage circulating online shows terrified worshippers fleeing the prayer hall as dust, debris, and smoke fill the air, a scene that has shaken Syria and renewed questions about the country’s fragile security landscape. WATCH 

A high-ranking Russian general has been killed in a violent car bombing in Moscow, triggering a full-scale murder investigation and fueling speculation about who orchestrated the attack. Lieutenant General Fanil Sarvarov head of the Kremlin’s Operational Training Department was targeted in what authorities are calling a calculated parking-lot ambush in the city’s southern district. The explosion tore through his white vehicle, ripping off doors, mangling the frame, and leaving debris scattered across the apartment complex lot. Sarvarov was rushed to the hospital but later died from his injuries, according to Russia’s Investigative Committee. WATCH