DAMASCUS -- Hayat Tahrir al-Sham Commander Ahmed al-Sharaa and visiting Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan held talks here on Sunday, during which both sides vowed to strengthen bilateral ties.

Speaking at a joint press conference following their meeting earlier in the day, Fidan expressed optimism for a "brighter future" for Syria and promised Türkiye's support in rebuilding Syria's infrastructure, restructuring its institutions, and returning displaced Syrians. (Syria-Türkiye-Ties)

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DAMASCUS -- A Saudi Arabian delegation led by a royal court advisor on Sunday met with Ahmed al-Sharaa, the head of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, at the presidential palace in the Syrian capital of Damascus, according to Al-Arabiya TV.

Details of the meeting have not been disclosed, and neither side issued an immediate statement. (Syria-Saudi Arabia-Meeting)

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GAZA -- Seven Palestinians, including two children, were killed on Sunday when an Israeli airstrike hit a tent sheltering displaced people in the Mawasi area of Khan Younis, southern Gaza, according to Palestinian sources.

Marwan Al-Hams from the Gaza-based health authorities told Xinhua that the bodies of the seven people, including a boy and a girl, were brought to Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Younis, adding that field hospitals in Mawasi also treated nine others injured by the airstrike. (Gaza Strip-Hamas-Israel)

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ADEN, Yemen -- Yemen's Houthi group said it attacked a U.S. aircraft carrier with eight cruise missiles and 17 drones and downed a U.S. fighter jet on Sunday.

The group successfully struck aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman and its escorts, thwarting the joint U.S.-British attack on Yemen, Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Sarea said in a statement, aired by Houthi-run al-Masirah TV.

Earlier on Sunday, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said in a statement that two U.S. Navy pilots ejected safely after their fighter jet was shot down over the Red Sea in an apparent "friendly fire" incident. (Yemen-Houthis-Attacks) Enditem

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