Philippine quake toll rises to 72
AFP : The death toll from a powerful earthquake in the central Philippines rose to 72 on Thursday, officials said, as the search for the...
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Two killed, hundreds arrested in Morocco protests
Al Jazeera : Two people have been killed when police officers opened fire on a group of people attempting to “storm” a police station in...
Turkiye opposition mayors face new threat
AFP : Turkish opposition leaders say the government has found a new way to silence dissent: Pressuring its mayors and local officials to defect to...
US sanctions Iranian weapons networks
AFP : The United States has sanctioned an alleged Iranian weapons procurement network supporting the country’s ballistic missile program following the UN decision to reimpose...
Dozens feared dead in Indonesia school collapse
BBC Online : There are “no signs of life” under the wreckage of a collapsed Indonesian school where 59 people are still missing, rescuers have...
Capture of aid flotilla shows ‘brutality in Gaza’, Erdogan says
NN ONLINE: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has condemned Israel’s interception of Gaza-bound aid vessels, calling it an “act of piracy” and a demonstration...
Flotilla pushes toward Gaza defying Israeli blockade
NN ONLINE: The Global Sumud Flotilla, an international civilian convoy carrying humanitarian aid and activists, has come under increasing pressure from the Israeli Navy....
Two killed, 400-plus arrests in Morocco Gen Z protest clashes
NN ONLINE: Two people were killed after officers fired on a crowd trying to storm a police station in Morocco on Wednesday, state media...
No more signs of life in Indonesia school collapse: rescuers
NN ONLINE: Rescuers detected “no more signs of life” under the rubble of a collapsed Indonesian school where 59 people remain missing, an official...
Myanmar’s food crisis and growing hunger in Rakhine state
Reuters : Hunger is rising in Myanmar, the impoverished Southeast Asian country that has been ravaged by conflict since a 2021 military coup ousted an...
Houthis claim missile strike on Dutch cargo ship in Gulf of
AP : Yemen’s Houthi rebels on Wednesday claimed responsibility for a missile strike that left a Dutch-flagged cargo ship ablaze and drifting in the Gulf...
US offers security guarantees to Qatar
Agency : The United States will regard “any armed attack” on Qatari territory as a threat to Washington and will provide the Gulf Arab state...