NewsWeek of global unrest: Syria clashes, Israeli strikes, and Milan’s new smoking ban

Week of global unrest: Syria clashes, Israeli strikes, and Milan’s new smoking ban

It happened while you were sleeping. Here's what global agencies reported during the night from Thursday to Friday.

Clashes between the security forces of the new authorities and supporters of the ousted president
Clashes between the security forces of the new authorities and supporters of the ousted president
Images source: © Getty Images | Anadolu
Justyna Lasota-Krawczyk

  • At least four security service officers of the new authorities were killed in Syria during further clashes with forces loyal to ousted President Bashar al-Assad, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (OSDH) based in London reported on Thursday evening. It added that there are also casualties among Assad's supporters.
  • UN Secretary-General António Guterres condemned on Thursday the "escalation" of tensions between Houthi rebels in Yemen and Israel following "particularly alarming" Israeli attacks targeting especially the airport in Sana'a, reported Guterres's spokesman in New York. According to media linked to the Houthis, six people were killed in the Israeli bombardment.
  • In a bus accident involving 58 passengers, which occurred on Thursday afternoon, three people died, and at least four were seriously injured. The vehicle skidded and slid off a slope into icy water. The police stated that the bus travellers were from India, Singapore, Malaysia, the Netherlands, France, and South Sudan. As cited by the VG newspaper, the Chinese embassy in Oslo confirmed that at least twenty passengers are Chinese citizens. There is no information on any Polish victims.
  • Reuters reports that former Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who led the country to unprecedented economic growth and introduced social programmes for the poorest rural residents, passed away on Thursday at the age of 92.
  • On 1 January, Milan will ban smoking tobacco in open public spaces, including on the street. The only exception will be if the smoker is at least 10 metres away from others. The ban does not apply to electronic cigarettes. For three years, smoking tobacco has been banned at bus stops, in parks, on squares, at cemeteries, and in sports areas in the capital of Lombardy.
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