In our news wrap Tuesday, ousted Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has been sentenced to death in absentia for war crimes during the country's brutal civil war, authorities say at least six people were killed when Iran-backed Houthi rebels fired ballistic missiles on a vessel and the Democratic Republic of the Congo says the Ebola outbreak there has now killed more than 2,000 people.
Also in the day's headlines: Ousted Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has been sentenced to death in absentia for war crimes during the country's brutal civil war that left roughly half-a-million people dead.
The capital sentences read aloud on state TV were the first against Assad and his inner circle since a rebel uprising toppled his government nearly two years ago.
Assad and his younger brother, who was also sentenced to death, fled to Russia in 2024, where they were granted political asylum.
In Yemen, authorities say at least six people were killed when Iran-backed Houthi rebels fired ballistic missiles on a vessel in the Bab al-Mandab Strait.
