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First American pope arrives in the Turkish capital, Ankara, where he will meet President Erdogan.Pope Leo has arrived on his first foreign trip as Catholic leader in Turkiye, which will then be followed in the coming days with a visit to Lebanon.Leo landed in the capital, Ankara, shortly after midday (09:00 GMT) on Thursday, for what is a crowded three-day itinerary in Turkiye before heading to Lebanon. It will be closely watched as he makes his first speeches overseas and visits sensitive cultural sites.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Israel kills three in Gaza Catholic church bombinglist 2…
About 80 percent of the power grid in the semi-autonomous Kurdish region disrupted after drone attack on Khor Mor gasfield.A drone attack on Iraq’s Khor Mor gasfield has forced the facility to suspend operations, cutting off power across much of the Kurdish region of northern Iraq, according to media reports.The attack was staged on Wednesday night at about 11:30pm local time (20:30 GMT), the Reuters news agency reported. It hit several gas storage tanks, resulting in an explosion and large fire that injured several workers, the agency said.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Russia’s ‘shadow vessels’ using false…
Syrian government security deployments helped avoid sectarian violence, unlike previous incidents this year.The killing of a Bedouin couple just south of Syria’s third largest city Homs threatened to spark another round of sectarian clashes in the country this week.The couple, found dead on Sunday, were from the prominent Sunni Bani Khaled tribe. On the walls next to their bodies, their apparent murderers had scrawled sectarian slogans.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Trump administration to retroactively vet refugees already resettled in USlist 2 of 3Mediha: Confronting the horrors of ISIL captivitylist 3 of 3Israel kills four Palestinians in Gaza;…
Moscow is reportedly unhappy with changes to a controversial US draft plan which leaked earlier.United States President Donald Trump is sending Special Envoy Steve Witkoff to Moscow next week, while Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll is expected to meet Ukrainian officials in the coming days, as Washington intensifies diplomatic efforts to end the nearly four-year-old conflict.Trump’s initial 28-point peace plan was modified after European leaders called it a capitulation to Russian demands, which included Moscow keeping captured Ukrainian territories.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4US and Ukraine announce ‘updated’ framework to end Russia’s warlist 2 of 4Ukraine allies give cautious…
Tubas Governor Ahmed Asaad says the new assault aims to impose ‘new realities’ near the Jordan Valley as Israel shuts large parts of the governorate from the rest of the West Bank.Israel has sealed off large parts of the Tubas governorate after sending heavy reinforcements into the northern Jordan Valley, shutting the region off from the rest of the occupied West Bank and imposing a sweeping siege.Residents told media on Wednesday that military bulldozers piled earth across every approach road before dawn, while Israeli Apache helicopters fired rounds over empty fields around Tubas in a bid to threaten Palestinian residents.Recommended…
Researchers reveal that four ages – nine, 32, 66 and 83 – are points at which the brain’s most pivotal development occurs.A new study has found that adolescence can continue until the age of 32, as humans hit four major “turning points” in brain development at the ages of about nine, 32, 66 and 83.Published on Tuesday in the journal, Nature Communications, the study examined nearly 4,000 scans of the brains of participants ranging in age up to 90.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Children of Warlist 2 of 3Slovenia referendum rejects assisted dying law for terminally ill…
From the CMCC to plans for a stabilisation force, Gaza is treated as a problem to be managed, while Israel, the state that committed genocide and destroyed all stability here, is protected from accountability.For two years, the world watched Gaza’s destruction unfold in real time and chose not to stop it. More than seventy thousand Palestinians were killed, and most of the Strip was reduced to rubble, while the same governments that hurried to contain other regional wars produced nothing more than empty warnings, sham ceasefires and aid arrangements that delivered death instead of relief.Only now, after championing yet another…
Aid organisations say that at least 300,000 mobile homes and tents are needed to house displaced people.Israel’s more than two-year genocidal war has forced nearly all of Gaza’s two million people from their homes to live in makeshift tents in displacement camps.Added to their suffering is the prospect of harsh winter storms and flooding that might see even these temporary shelters, which are unable to withstand harsh conditions, disappear.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Palestinians reel under winter rains as Israel blocks Gaza shelter supplieslist 2 of 3Israel kills at least three in Gaza, as thousands endure heavy…
The new ‘transparency feature’ on Elon Musk’s social media platform has raised concern among users.X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter and owned by Elon Musk, has launched a new “transparency feature” which provides a greater level of information about accounts, including the locations of the users behind them.X says the move will provide greater transparency and address concerns about “bots” that spread misinformation by enabling users to identify where they are based.But it has raised concerns about safety and privacy for users worldwide.Here is a closer look at what is happening.What is happening at X?Nikita Bier, head…
Palestinians in Gaza stuck as they try to plan for peace, even as Israel refuses to fully end its violence against them.Gaza City – Near a burned-out car that had been targeted in front of their home, Faiq Ajour stood with other family members cleaning up scattered debris and shattered glass.Faiq had been on his way to buy a few items from a nearby vegetable stall when the Israeli strike hit on Saturday.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Israel’s push to displace thousands of Palestinians from the West Banklist 2 of 3US-backed GHF ‘aid mission’ in Gaza ends…