Turkish Coast Guard rescues dozens of irregular migrants
Turkiye rescued 37 irregular migrants and apprehended 143 in separate operations, the Turkish Coast Guard has announced. Twenty migrants, including nine children, were rescued from…
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‘Catastrophic hunger’ in Gaza as 8,000 children suffer malnutrition: WHO
WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has issued a dire warning about the impending catastrophe of famine in Gaza, where 8,000 children under five are seriously…
Boat capsizes near Yemen: At least 49 dead, 140 others missing
The UN migration agency said on Tuesday that over 49 migrants have lost their lives and 140 others went missing after their boat overturned off…
Thousands of Muslims arrive in Makkah for Hajj
Hundreds of thousands of Muslims have flocked to the Saudi holy city of Makkah for the Hajj pilgrimage, as the religious festivities of Zil Hajj…
Hamas accepts UN-backed Gaza truce plan
Hamas accepts a UN resolution backing a plan to end the Israeli aggression in Gaza and is ready to negotiate details, a senior official of…
US welcomes Indonesian offer to send peacekeeping forces to Gaza
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken thanked Indonesia’s incoming president, Prabowo Subianto, for offering assistance in crisis-hit Gaza during their meeting on Tuesday at an…
Fire in Kuwaiti building housing workers kills 41
A fire that erupted in a building housing workers in the Kuwaiti city of Mangaf early on Wednesday has killed at least 41 people, the…
Israel committed crimes against humanity in Gaza: UN-backed report
Israeli authorities are responsible for “war crimes and crimes against humanity committed” during the military attacks in Gaza since October 7, 2023, a UN-backed commission…
Hunter Biden guilty of all charges in gun trial
US President Joe Biden’s son Hunter Biden was convicted by a jury on Tuesday of lying about his illegal drug use to buy a gun,…
Hamas says it creates broad prospects for a ceasefire deal in Gaza
Hamas on Wednesday said its “positive” response to a US ceasefire plan for the eight-month-old war in the Gaza Strip opened a “wide pathway” to…