2026-08-11 4da4c01abf7b61524ebfb63e6b7f897f51324a61 3 Atef Najib 71 /wiki/atef%20najib Bashar al-Assad 2 /wiki/bashar%20al-assad Capital punishment in Syria 1 /wiki/capital%20punishment%20in%20syria Daraa 116 /wiki/daraa%20governorate Maher 14 /wiki/maher%20al-assad crimes against humanity 239 /wiki/crimes%20against%20humanity death in absentia 37 /wiki/death%20in%20absentia premeditated murder 172 /wiki/premeditated%20murder Atef Najib Bashar al-Assad Capital punishment in Syria Daraa Maher crimes against humanity death in absentia premeditated murder Capital punishment in Syria /feed/2026/08/11/the-criminal-court-in-damascus-sentenced-deposed-president-bashar-al-assad-and-his-brother-maher-to-death-in-absentia-a The National 11 2e6881afa7196a02ab037d6f1e579e4ed1bff88d 8 https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/2026/08/11/damascus-court-sentences-bashar-al-assad-and-others-to-death/ 2026 The Criminal Court in Damascus sentenced deposed President Bashar al-Assad and his brother Maher to death in absentia, and Atef Najib—former Political Security director in Daraa—in person. The rulings cite premeditated murder and crimes against humanity. Arrest warrants were simultaneously issued for all fugitives. 2026-08-11 5cf29554f27ad30e282a8f717ddba1643ef690e4 2 Axios 71 /wiki/axios%20(website) International Atomic Energy Agency 14 /wiki/international%20atomic%20energy%20agency Israel 116 /wiki/israel Syria 37 /wiki/syria Syria and weapons of mass destruction 1 /wiki/syria%20and%20weapons%20of%20mass%20destruction United States 172 /wiki/united%20states government of Syria 2 /wiki/government%20of%20syria Axios International Atomic Energy Agency Israel Syria Syria and weapons of mass destruction United States government of Syria Syria and weapons of mass destruction /feed/2026/08/11/the-government-of-syria-confirms-their-cooperation-with-the-international-atomic-energy-agency-to-purge-nuclear-material Anadolu Agency 11 d2a9c4194a6d3275af754b8b371233a0a97df8ca 8 https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/iaea-to-remove-nuclear-material-from-clandestine-syrian-site-report/4023605 2026 Axios 11 84e41c82f2477f0448bf4404f74d71361f6ae54a 8 https://www.axios.com/2026/08/10/syria-nuclear-israel-turkey-iaea 2026 The Jerusalen Post 11 1be4c8dbd02d823525eace202c4ca708ec4013cb 8 https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-905121 2026 The government of Syria confirms their cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency to purge nuclear materials at a hidden facility in Syria, following a report by Axios on such plan after an agreement between Israel, Syria and the United States. Conversely, Israel threatens to bombard the site again if the materials remain, and to prevent access to the site. 2026-08-11 3383a418711a21fcbda3201293ebe5207a8c4b5b 1 Baguio 13 /wiki/baguio Philippines 36 /wiki/philippines Search operations 1 /wiki/search%20and%20rescue national police 70 /wiki/philippine%20national%20police Baguio Philippines Search operations national police Search operations /feed/2026/08/11/search-operations-are-concluded-on-the-mountainside-residential-area-in-baguio-philippines-with-the-final-death-toll-f ABS-CBN News 11 9e8c2467963a1598a783eed7b5353d59f501ff25 8 https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/regions/2026/8/11/10-dead-3-rescued-in-baguio-landslide-as-search-ends-0659 2026 Philippine Daily Inquirer 11 3e32ec39565a23214b7ef8d26690781ab16fcb6f 8 https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2282502/death-toll-from-habagat-storms-maymay-and-luis-now-at-26-pnp/ 2026 Search operations are concluded on the mountainside residential area in Baguio, Philippines, with the final death toll from the Sunday landslide at ten. Meanwhile, the national police places the nationwide toll from the onslaught of the monsoon and tropical cyclones at 26.