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LIVE UPDATE: Deadly strikes reported early Saturday in overcrowded Rafah 03 Feb 2024 - 11:30 am

Doha, Qatar: Even as international mediators push for truce deal, Israel continued its deadly strikes in the overcrowded Gaza border town of Rafah...

Deadly strikes hit 'pressure cooker' Rafah ahead of Gaza truce push 03 Feb 2024 - 11:12 am

Gaza Strip, Palestinian Territories: Deadly strikes were reported early Saturday in the overcrowded Gaza border town of Rafah -- dubbed a "pressure cooker...

Quake trauma haunts children in Turkiye's container city 03 Feb 2024 - 10:03 am

Kahramanmaras, Turkiye: Cansu Gol lost her baby in the rubble of Turkiye's massive earthquake a year ago. Now she spends her time trying...

US retaliatory strikes hit ‘more than 85 targets’ in Syria, Iraq 03 Feb 2024 - 08:33 am

Washington: The US military launched retaliatory air strikes against forces in Iraq and Syria on Friday, killing at least 18 fighters, following a...

A 6-year-old in Gaza City was calling to be rescued. Did anyone find her? 02 Feb 2024 - 10:30 pm

The Hamada family was trying to get to safety. An order from the Israeli military had gone out earlier on Monday, ordering them...

Panama ex-president loses last bid to avoid jail 02 Feb 2024 - 09:08 pm

Panama City: Panama's Supreme Court has rejected the final appeal of former president Ricardo Martinelli against an 11-year jail term for money laundering,...

'Disaster in waiting': Kenya fire victims slam authorities 02 Feb 2024 - 01:54 pm

Nairobi: The deadly gas explosion that engulfed a Nairobi estate was a disaster waiting to happen, shaken residents told AFP on Friday as...

Public transport walkout hits strike-battered Germany 02 Feb 2024 - 01:38 pm

Berlin: Public transport workers across Germany walked off the job on Friday in the latest industrial action to buffet Europe's top economy. The...

Massive fire set off by gas explosion in Kenya's capital kills at least 3 people, injures over 270 02 Feb 2024 - 11:11 am

NAIROBI,Kenya: A vehicle loaded with gas exploded and set off an inferno that burned homes and warehouses inKenya's capital early Friday, killing at...

More than 100 Rohingya flee a Malaysian detention center 02 Feb 2024 - 10:51 am

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia: More than 100 Rohingya immigrants have escaped from a detention center in Malaysia after a protest, with one confirmed killed...

Small plane crashes into US mobile home park, several dead 02 Feb 2024 - 10:06 am

Miami: A small plane crashed into a mobile home park in the southeastern US state of Florida on Thursday killing several people, local...

LIVE UPDATES: UNRWA warns funding suspension may force shutdown in operations 02 Feb 2024 - 09:39 am

Doha, Qatar: The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) announced that it may have to...

UNRWA's Middle East Humanitarian operations in peril amid funding suspension 02 Feb 2024 - 09:02 am

Gaza: The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) announced that it may have to stop...

UN experts decry killing, silencing of journalists in Gaza 02 Feb 2024 - 08:46 am

Geneva: UN rights experts voiced alarm yesterday at soaring numbers of journalists killed in the Gaza war, decrying an apparent “deliberate” Israeli strategy...

Biden imposes sanctions over 'intolerable' Israeli settler violence 01 Feb 2024 - 11:19 pm

Washington: The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on four Israeli settlers as President Joe Biden said violence against Palestinian civilians in the...

US approves $4 billion drone deal for India 01 Feb 2024 - 10:51 pm

Washington: The United States on Thursday approved a $4 billion sale of state-of-the-art drones to India, offering a new edge to the growing...

US defense chief apologizes for secrecy over cancer 01 Feb 2024 - 09:21 pm

Washington: US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin apologized on Thursday for concealing his prostate cancer diagnosis and hospitalization from President Joe Biden, the...