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For children’s safety, a cease-fire and humanitarian corridor are needed in Gaza amid the intensifying conflict between Israel and Hamas, UNICEF said on Friday in response to Anadolu’s question. According to the latest numbers, 447 children have been killed in Gaza, UNICEF spokesperson James Elder said, citing Palestinian Health Ministry figures. Addressing a UN press […]

Oil prices rose on Friday during a choppy Asian trading session as investors awaited US nonfarm payrolls data to gauge the next moves of the US Federal Reserve. International benchmark crude Brent traded at $84.30 per barrel at 11.30 a.m. local time (0830GMT), up 0.27% from the closing price of $84.07 a barrel in the […]

The Russian Defense Ministry said on Friday that five Ukrainian drones were shot down over the Belgorod region overnight. The ministry said in a statement that all unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) were shot down by air defense systems. Meanwhile, another attack was foiled in the northwestern Black Sea when a Russian Black Sea Fleet Ka-29 […]

Italy’s Foreign Minister announced that Paris and Rome will work together to deal with the growing irregular migration problem to Europe, especially via Italy, the Italian press reported on Monday evening. “Italy appreciates the remarks by French President Emmanual Macron and your (French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna) words about cooperation on immigration,” Antonio Tajani said […]

The first medically verified assessment of the post-Pretoria Agreement hunger-related mortality in Tigray revealed a staggering 1,329 deaths Tuesday that is attributed to starvation following food aid cuts. The surge in deaths coincided with the suspension of food aid by the World Food Programme (WFP) and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) across Ethiopia, […]

Advisors to French president, German Chancellor and European Council president also expected to attend Tuesday’s gathering ahead of Oct. 5 meeting in Granada Officials from Armenia, Azerbaijan will pay a working visit to the Belgian capital Brussels on Tuesday to prepare for a meeting next month between the two countries’ leaders in southern Spain. The […]

A Muslim student, who had been turned away from school for wearing a kimono, a Japanese garment, in France, has filed a complaint with the UN over being “discriminated against” due to her religious affiliation. The controversy over the French government’s stance against hijab in schools continues with many students being turned away for wearing […]

Ukraine’s cabinet dismissed Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Maliar from her post, along with six other top officials in the Defense Ministry, according to an update Monday shared on Telegram. The announcement comes after President Volodymyr Zelensky ousted defense chief Oleksii Reznikov this month, as the ministry grappled with corruption claims. Zelensky is expected to lobby for more […]

Entire neighborhoods leveled. Bridges and roads shattered. Electricity lines downed. Hospitals overwhelmed by casualties. Bodies left lying in the streets. Mass graves filling with corpses. The scenes of devastation in eastern Libya following catastrophic floods this week are eerily reminiscent of other moments of destruction in the country’s recent history — conflicts that left thousands […]

Sometime in 2006, Maria De Cartena decided that she wants to wear a hijab, the Islamic headscarf. But every morning, staff at her high school in Lyon, France, would force then-13-year-old to remove it. They would stand at the entrance to make sure she does not step onto the premises with her head covered. “It […]

UNESCO on Tuesday confirmed reports of an Israeli diplomatic delegation attending its conference, an unprecedented piece of news as the gathering is taking place in the Saudi capital Riyadh. “We confirm that a delegation from the State of Israel, which is a State Party to the UNESCO World Heritage Convention, is present at the 45th […]

Thousands of people have been reported missing following a deadly rainstorm in Libya, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said Tuesday. “We confirm from our independent sources of information that the number of missing people is hitting 10,000 persons so far,” Tamer Ramadan, head of the ICRC mission in Libya, said. “The death […]

The military coup that overthrew Nigerien President Mohamed Bazoum on July 26 has proven as resolute as it was swift. In the wake of the government’s rapid overthrow, Niger’s military administration has resisted diplomatic overtures from the US, other world powers and regional blocs aimed at restoring the country’s constitutional order, and has actively worked […]

Russia’s withdrawal from the grain deal, as well as its forces’ attacks on port facilities and silos, have caused a sharp increase in commodity prices in developing countries, the UN rights chief on Monday. “The Russian Federation’s withdrawal from the Black Sea Grain Initiative in July, and attacks on grain facilities in Odesa and elsewhere, […]

During the G-20 leaders’ summit, held Saturday in India, a memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed between the EU and seven countries to build an economic corridor linking Europe with the Middle East and India via rail and shipping lines. The multinational railway and maritime project signed between India, the US, Saudi Arabia, the United […]

Morocco’s deadly earthquake has affected more than 300,000 people in Marrakech city, a UNESCO World Heritage site, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Saturday. At least 820 were killed and 672 others injured when a magnitude 7.0 earthquake jolted Morocco late Friday, according to the country’s Interior Ministry. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) said […]

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres proposed a four-point plan to revive the Black Sea grain deal, German daily Bild reported on Friday. Guterres detailed his plan in a letter he sent to Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Aug. 28, the daily said, citing diplomatic sources. The plan foresees granting SWIFT access to a subsidiary […]

The 18th G-20 Leaders’ Summit began on Saturday in India’s capital New Delhi under the theme, “One Earth, One Family, One Future.” Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi welcomed world leaders, including Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, as they arrived at the venue for the first day of the summit. The leaders posed for welcome photographs […]

Sudan’s army chief Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan on Saturday ordered the reopening of his country’s border crossings with Eritrea, according to an official statement, Anadolu reports. The Sudanese Sovereignty Council said that al-Burhan made the decision during his visit to Sudan’s eastern states of Red Sea and Kasala. The statement added that the decision to reopen […]

As superstars Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema, and Neymar move from Europe to Saudi Arabia; United Arab Emirates-owned club Manchester City brings home its third English Premier League title in a row; and Qatar-owned Paris Saint-Germain wins the French championship for the eighth time in 10 years, European soccer appears to be in the clutches of […]