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Bangladesh (AA) – At least 23 people have died in floods that swept across northeastern Bangladesh, inundating 6 million inhabitants and thousands of hectares that include local paddy fields and fishing enclosures. At least 13 districts across the South Asian country have been marooned by the floods. Affected areas include almost the ent...
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AA) – Two victims of Nigeria’s first school abduction by violent groups have been rescued more than eight years after the incident. Maj. Gen. Waheed Shuibu said Mary Dauda and Hauwa Joseph — now in their 20s — were rescued after clearance operations by troops on the camps and enclave of the ‘Boko [&h...
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AA) – It is critical for Africa that grains stranded in Ukraine can be exported out of the country, the African Union’s top official has said. “Yesterday, we listened to the president of Ukraine. What we want is, first, peace and stability and then the possibility to free trade on grains. It […]
WASHINGTON (AA) – The administration of US President Joe Biden has announced that the US will be limiting the use of anti-personnel landmines as “an important policy change” that reverses the regulations of theTrump era regarding deadly weapons. “After conducting a comprehensive policy review, the United States is joini...
ANKARA (AA) – Firefighters and other personnel are intervening by land and air to control a wildfire that broke out overnight in a forest in southern Türkiye, an official said Wednesday. The cause of the fire in Marmaris district of Mugla province is still unknown. The flames spread in a short time due to winds. […]
ANKARA (AA) – The Turkish president and the British prime minister discussed bilateral relations and regional issues, the Turkish Communications Directorate said on Tuesday. In a statement, the directorate said Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Boris Johnson talked about defense cooperation and the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war. Amid a looming global food...
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – A Palestinian civilian was fatally stabbed by an Israeli settler on Tuesday in the occupied West Bank, the Health Ministry said. The ministry identified the victim as Ali Hassan Harb, 27, who lost his life in Iskaka town in Salfit province. Harb “succumbed to a fatal stabbing to the heart by […]
ANKARA (AA) – Australia’s new prime minister has said that his government has no plans to change the country’s refugee policy and that asylum seekers arriving by boat would not be allowed to become residents. According to an official statement, Anthony Albanese has said that Australia’s ‘Operation Sovereign Border...
ISTANBUL (AA) – UN special adviser on Libya, Stephanie Williams, has invited the speaker of Libya’s parliament and the head of the High Council of State to meet within ten days for talks. Williams urged Aquila Saleh, the Speaker of east Libya-based House of Representatives, and Khaled al-Mishri, the head of the Tripoli-based High Council [&hel...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) – Due to a sharp decline in fundraising campaigns and a dysfunctional process of repatriation, Rohingya refugees camping in Bangladesh say they fear a shortage of food and an impact on their livelihoods, education, and other activities. Khin Maung, a Rohingya youth in the Cox’s Bazar refugee camp, lamented that the world...
