A vehicle rammed into a crowd outside an elementary school in Changde, Hunan Province, China, leaving several injured. The driver was subdued by bystanders and detained by police. The injured were transported to the hospital, but no fatalities have been confirmed.
This incident marks the third such attack in a week. On November 12, a vehicle killed 35 and injured 43 in Zhuhai, while a knife attack in Jiangsu Province on Saturday left 8 dead and 17 injured.
The US flag has been hoisted once more at the US Embassy in Damascus, Syria, for the first time since its closure in 2012.
US Special Representative for Syria Thomas Barrack made his first official visit to Damascus and personally raised the flag during a ceremony attended by Syrian Foreign Minister Assad Hassan Shaybani. The embassy had suspended operations amid the outbreak of civil conflict following anti-government protests.
No official statement has been issued regarding the resumption of embassy operations.
The move follows a surprise meeting earlier this month between US President Donald Trump and Syrian President Ahmed al-Shara in Riyadh, where a decision was made to lift sanctions imposed during the Assad era, signaling a potential shift in Washington-Damascus relations.
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