Bombings in Syria kill nearly 130 people

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The scene of a bombing in Damascus.
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Bombings across Damascus and Homs, Syria, on Sunday killed close to 130 people.

The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the car bombs that ripped through several neighborhoods. On Sunday, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry announced he reached a "provisional agreement" with Russia on the terms of a ceasefire in Syria. Over the weekend, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said his government is "definitely" ready to negotiate a truce, CBS News reports.

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US
Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.