A Syrian civil defence official said the White Helmets rescuers discovered unidentified bodies and remains in a medicine warehouse in a Damascus suburb. The remains are believed to belong to more than 20 people, including children, as per TRT news. An AFP video journalist said the warehouse strewn with medicine boxes was located just around 50 metres from the Sayyida Zeinab shrine. “We received a report about the presence of bodies, bones and a foul smell at the site,” White Helmets official Ammar al-Salmo told AFP. South Damascus’s Sayyida Zeinab suburb was a stronghold of pro-Iran fighters including Lebanon’s Hezbollah militant group before Assad’s ouster. 02:48 HTS MILITARY CHIEF “WILL DISSOLVE ARMED WING IF…”04:38 SDF PROPOSES “DEMILITARISED ZONE” IN SYRIAN TOWN05:44 UN ENVOY TO SYRIA CALLS FOR ‘FREE AND FAIR ELECTIONS’ AFTER TRANSITIONn18oc_world n18oc_crux

In an interview with Jeremy Bowen, the leader of the rebel group HTS says sanctions on Syria should be lifted. 

​In an interview with Jeremy Bowen, the leader of the rebel group HTS says sanctions on Syria should be lifted.  

A speedboat collided with a ferry heading to Elephanta Caves, Mumbai, resulting in the capsizing of the ferry. Survivors recounted the chaotic scene, with passengers scrambling for life jackets. One passenger witnessed a speedboat passenger being flung onto the ferry deck upon impact. Several passengers remain missing, while survivors are being treated for injuries and trauma.