Panic erupts as earthquake strikes Myanmar
Near Meiktila in the centre of Myanmar, a 5.5 magnitude earthquake struck on April 13th, the second recent quake to...
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United Nations chief condemns blockade by Israel
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned about the harrowing humanitarian situation in Gaza, where Israel has blocked the flow...
Middle East businesses get ready for impact of US tariffs
Businesses in the Middle East are getting ready for higher costs and price hikes despite analysts predictions that they will...
Imprisoned Istanbul mayor appears in court hearing
Istanbul's jailed mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu appeared before a court on numerous cases made against him on April 11th, as his...
France’s Le Pen barred from 2027 presidential race
A Paris Court has blocked Marine Le Pen from running for elections for the next five years after it found...
Israel ramps up pressure on Hamas amid deadly Eid blasts
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to ramp up pressure on Hamas, while sustaining efforts for hostages to be...
Iran refuses direct nuclear talks with the US
Iran's president said it rejected direct negotiations with the United States over its fast-advancing nuclear programme, as Donald Trump threatened...
Weapons inspectors given access to facilities from Assad regime
Syria's new caretaker officials have allowed chemical weapons inspectors access to previously unvisited production and storage facilities used by the...
Israel approves bill to expand political control on judges
Israel's parliament has approved a bill that increases elected officials' power to choose judges, flying in the face of years...
Israel is escalating West Bank settlements, UN says
Israel has increased settlements in the occupied West Bank, in a sustained effort to assimilate these lands into the State...
Israel strikes southern Lebanon as ceasefire faces turmoil
Israel's military launched fresh airstrikes on southern Lebanon on March 22nd, after it said it intercepted three rockets from Lebanon,...
Israel setting up agency for “voluntary departure” of Palestinians
Israel is due to form a government agency to supervise the "voluntary departure" of Palestinians from the Gaza Strip. A...
Ukraine accepts 30-day ceasefire
The United States said it would restart military aid and intelligence sharing with Ukraine, after Kyiv agreed to a US...
USAID freeze imposed by Trump causing hunger in Sudan
Almost 80% of the emergency food kitchens launched to assist people left impoverished by Sudan's civil war, have been forced...
Israel ramps up military operations in the West Bank
Israel has stepped up its military operations in the occupied West Bank after three empty buses exploded near Tel Aviv...
UN says time is elapsing to host elections in South Sudan
There is limited time to organise credible elections in South Sudan, international delegates at a three-day national forum said. Polls...
Explosive devices thrown at Russian consulate in France
Three explosive devices were thrown at the Russian consulate in the southern French city of Marseille, on the third anniversary...
European leaders scramble for Ukraine strategy in Paris summit
European leaders at an emergency summit in Paris discussed greater defence spending but were divided over the notion of sending peacekeepers...
UK court probes Shell over Niger Delta pollution
A pivotal hearing into allegations that British oil giant Shell contaminated extensive areas of the Niger Delta in Nigeria, destroying...
Turkey set to open Benghazi consulate
Turkey will re-open its Benghazi consulate in mid-2025, Atalayar reported on February 11th. The country closed its embassy in eastern...
