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Qaraqosh – A huge portrait of Jesus Christ dominates the crowd, which parts to make way for a stream of coffins after a fire tore through an Iraqi Christian wedding   A large crowd gathered at the cemetery in Qaraqosh, parting to make way for coffins At the cemetery in the northern city of Qaraqosh, […]

The first group of Nagorno-Karabakh refugees since Azerbaijan’s lighting assault against the separatist region arrived in Armenia on Sunday, an AFP team at the border said. People, including refugees from the Nagorno-Karabakh region, gather at an Armenian checkpoint in the village of Kornidzor, Armenia on September 24, 2023. © Irakli Gedenidze, Reuters The group of a […]

The blast in the central town of Beledweyne comes as Somali government has intensified operation against al-Shabab armed group. The death toll in a truck bomb explosion in the central Somali town of Beledweyne has risen to 18, a top regional official has said, as the Horn of Africa nation battles armed groups. Abdirahman Dahir […]

Asecond ship loaded with Ukrainian grain reached Türkiye via the Black Sea on Sunday, according to maritime traffic monitoring sites, despite Russian threats to attack boats heading to or from its neighbor and enemy. The Aroyat vessel carrying 17,600 tons of grain, leaving the Black Sea Ukrainian port of Chornomorsk, Odesa region, Sept. 22, 2023. […]

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan signaled positive developments were on the horizon for Türkiye’s relations with Greece and Israel, as he highlighted intense diplomatic efforts to revitalize relations, following a series of bilateral talks over the week. President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, journalists pose for a photo at the Turkish House in New York, Sept. 21, 2023. […]

The European Union could be breaching international rules by using aid intended to promote development in Africa to stem migration into Europe, according to a new report by Oxfam. The report published Thursday reveals that six out of 16 EU-funded migration actions in Niger, Libya and Tunisia worth a total €667 million potentially breach the aid rules […]

If Iran gets nuclear weapon, ‘we have to get one’: Saudi Crown Prince Saudi Arabia will have to get a nuclear weapon if Iran gets one, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman tells Fox News in an exclusive interview. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. (File photo) If Iran gets nuclear weapon, ‘we have to […]

All the latest developments from the war in Ukraine.xplosion on ship heading for Ukraine A blast has torn through a ship sailing to Ukraine near Romania, announced the authorities who are now searching for possible mines. “A boat flying the flag of Togo… reported an explosion in the engine room” in the early hours of […]

Ukraine breaches Russian defense line near Bakhmut; more gains reported in south; incredible partisan operations; Russia’s increasingly dire tank situation. verview Ukraine says it breached Russian defense line near Bakhmut Further Ukrainian gains in south Russian soldiers blowing up comrades for cash, partisans claim Russia’s tank situation is bad and it’s only going to get […]